What an idea: Scores, the Challenger wins the Solheim Cup in Paris against the defending Champions from the United States. Francesco Molinari and Sergio Garcia play a prominent role.
The European golfers celebrate their Triumph.
Francesco Molinari sprinted to the tee, the 16. Game path of the Le Golf National in the arms of the European Fans and enjoyed a beer shower. Before his US opponent Phil Mickelson had hit the Ball on the Par 3 into the water – victory for Team Europe at the 42. Ryder Cup. Under the thundering shouts of thousands of frenetic supporters of the Italian Molinari repeated on Sunday the crucial point to the Triumph of the European team in the vicinity of Paris.
By Molinaris win against Mickelson, the Challenger went back to the continental comparison uncatchable in the lead and conquered at the end of a 17.5:10,5 points for the Golden trophy from the defending champion United States. At the same time, Molinari was a “European record”. As the first European player, he brings the maximum yield of five points from five Matches with a sweep. This was previously only the Americans Larr Nelson in 1979.
“It means more to me than anything else”
The 60,000 Fans on the gigantic Golf facility in the southwest of Paris, in the shot after the success completely. “Europe, Europe” and “Allez les Bleus”, chanted the mass and celebrated in bright sunshine, exuberant Triumph of the Challenger against the favored American Stars to a tired and frustrated Tiger Woods. After this defeat the Americans wait for the most important Team competition in the sport of Golf for 25 years of success on European soil.
Molinari is now Europe’s Ryder Cup Hero. The 35-Year-old from Turin has crowned the most successful year in his career. The British Open champion, won in Paris and all five Matches. “It means so much to me, so much more than the Major, more than anything else,” said Molinari after the Triumph against the favored Americans. “It was just an incredible week.”
Europe uses the home-field advantage
The twelve players of Europe-captain Thomas Björn also showed at the start of the Final day, the importance of the team spirit – especially in a sport that consists of individualists. Spanish Golf star Sergio Garcia joined ten minutes before the Start of the twelve individual storms in front of the huge grandstand on the first tee, and animated the many Fans Cheering. For that, Garcia also got a lot of respect from US Basketball legend Michael Jordan.
The Golf Fan took the Spaniards welcome in the poor and held a small talk with the Masters Champion by 2017. Garcia even put his win against Rickie Fowler set a record. In a total of eight Ryder Cups, the 38-year-old Spaniard took of 25.5 points. So many like no other player in the history of the continental comparison. “I’m Thomas so grateful that he believed in me,” said Garcia. Europe’s captain had brought the Spaniards to a rather mixed season with a Wildcard into the Team. Fans in Paris celebrated him with a loud “Sergio, Sergio”.
Tiger Woods: Ryder Cup to Forget
In Europe, Stars acting on all three days as a tight-knit unit with a clear goal in mind: The Ryder Cup back. Again and again they cheered up loudly, clapping and gave each other tips. In the case of the highly-acclaimed single fighters from America, which are placed in average in the world ranking a lot better than the Europeans, the feeling of team spirit. Above all, in the case of Tiger Woods. For the Superstar of the Ryder Cup in Paris was a Disaster.
The 14-times Major winner showed on all three days, a faint idea. His otherwise intimidating body language was not available. He looked tired and drained. In the case of four inserts, Woods was unable to contribute a single point for the Americans. On the final day, he lost his singles against the Spanish Ryder Cup newcomer Jon Rahm. A week ago he was in Atlanta making his Comeback after a long injury break and private problems with the 80. Victory on the PGA Tour crowned. The Europeans, Woods’ weakness.
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