Golf: First blood to Europe as the US struggle
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : Europe came out firing to get off to a sparkling start against the United States in the opening four-balls of the Ryder Cup.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. team were  left needing a final-day miracle escape after Europe maintained  their stranglehold of the 35th Ryder Cup on Saturday.
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Savoring his first PGA Tour victory, Bart Bryant was asked if he had more fun Sunday than Tiger Woods. And for perhaps the first time ever, given Europe&#39;s rout in the Ryder Cup, Bryant was able to say, &quot;I think I did.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, were facing a fight  for survival on Saturday.
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Golf analysts and fans will be discussing - and dissing - the US team&#39;s flop for some time. Europe handed the US its worst defeat ever, 18 1/2 to 9 1/2, at Oakland Hills Country Club.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : Humiliation from the worst American defeat in the Ryder Cup&#39;s 77-year history had barely registered when United States golfers faced an even bleaker thought - the future.
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Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality.
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Europe&#39;s golfing team has won the Ryder Cup with a record margin, scoring 18-and-1/2 points over the nine-and-1/2 for the United States.
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Sergio Garcia removed the flag from the 18th hole and waved it over his head. Padraig Harrington tossed his glove and cap into crowd that draped itself in European flags and sang &quot;Ole, Ole&quot; from the top of his lungs.
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Europe made a storming start to the defence of the Ryder Cup at the K-Club as Tiger Woods once again struggled early on.
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Europe has defeated the United States by a record margin in the 35th Ryder Cup team golf tournament. Lee Westwood of England ensured the Europeans would retain the trophy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a 1-up victory Sunday over American Kenny Perry.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie  drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the  first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under  cloudy skies on Friday.
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What started with the debut of a &quot;dream team&quot; turned into a nightmare of a Friday for the United States at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.
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The last putt on the last hole of the last match. Bernhard Langer playing Hale Irwin and Langer has a six-footer for Europe to retain the Ryder Cup.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - With the US team poised to rehab its reputation and repossess Samuel A. Ryder&#39;s cup from the grips of the Europeans, the Yankee skipper, Hal Sutton, has tried to light a fire under his most celebrated player - Tiger Woods.
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Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.
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Before I was a professional golfer, I was a golf fan. And after the performance of the US Ryder Cup team this past weekend, I am a sad and angry golf fan.