Overview

• Team Europe held off a late U.S. singles surge to win 15–13, retaining the trophy after building a commanding lead over the first two days.
• Rory McIlroy went 3-1-1 and called the Bethpage heckling unacceptable, urging golf to uphold higher standards of respect.
• Video showed a drink striking McIlroy’s wife, Erica, prompting a visible security escalation with state troopers on ropes, ejections, and a PGA of America statement.
• Event emcee Heather McMahan resigned after video showed her joining a profane anti‑McIlroy chant over the course microphone.
• Viktor Hovland’s neck withdrawal triggered the sealed‑envelope rule awarding Europe a half point, drawing public calls for change from U.S. captain Keegan Bradley.