2025 Ryder Cup: Final Day Singles Live blog

SHANK Coverage of the 45th Ryder Cup Matches, including original content and content supplied by the Ryder Cup Media Hub, Ryder Cup Media Centre and PGA of America pool

WOWZER, WHAT AN AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF GOLF, EUROPE HAVE WON THE RYDER CUP, JUST! DRAMA OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THAT CONCLUDES SHANK'S COVERAGE OF THE 2025 RYDER CUP, AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF DUNHILL GOLF IN ST ANDREWS, I WILL BE AT THE OLD COURSE FOR SUNRISE ON MONDAY, AND SHANK WILL HAVE UNRIVALLED CONTENT ACROSS THE PLATFORM ALL DAY, EVERY DAY

2246 BST EUROPE WIN THE RYDER CUP

TYRRELL HATTON AND COLLIN MORIKAWA FINISH ALL SQUARE

2233 BST BEN GRIFFIN DEFEATS RASMUS HOJGAARD 1UP

USA 12

EUROPE 14

2231 BST HATTON AND MORIKAWA HEAD TO THE 18TH, A HALF OR A WIN FOR EUROPE AND THEY WIN THE RYDER CUP FOR A FIFTH TIME ON AMERICAN SOIL

2224 BST WHAT SCENES AT THE 18TH GREEN, THE EMOTION, THE PASSION, THE RYDER CUP

2216 BST LOWRY HOLES! EUROPE RETAIN THE RYDER CUP - GET THE F**K IN HAHA

2215 BST HENLEY MISSES

2212 BST WHO WRITES THESE SCRIPTS?! HENLEY WITH A STUNNER FROM SAND, LOWRY WITH A CRACKER FROM THE FAIRWAY AND IT COMES DOWN TO THIS - HENLEY MISSES, LOWRY MAKES AND EUROPE RETAIN

2207 BST Morikawa comes up shy with his putt at 15, chance for Hatton, he misses and they are all square with 3 to play, EUROPE MUST WIN A HOLE

2204 BST Hatton finds the 15th green some 9 feet above the hole, in this incredible year in his career it could be the biggest moment for the Englishman

2203 BST Lowry makes, we head to 18, if he wins the last hole EUROPE WILL RETAIN THE RYDER CUP

2202 BST Henley misses, Lowry must make to continue to the 18th

2200 BST We are in for the most dramatic finish in the modern history of the Ryder Cup

2158 BST Ben Griffin goes 1up over Hojgaard, we need Hatton and MacIntyre to pull this out of the fire big time

2157 BST Henley hits a stunner and the game is surely his

2156 BST Lowry's tee shot at 17 finds the lower level, and it is looking like defeat for him and maybe Europe now

2154 BST JJ SPAUN DEFEATS SEPP STRAKA 2&1

USA 10 1/2

EUROPE 13 1/2

2153 BST HENLEY HOLES FOR BIRDIE, HALVES THE HOLE, LOWRY MUST WIN THE 17TH, HE MUST

2151 BST Lowry stone dead for birdie at 16, Henley has 20 feet to halve the hole

2150 BST ROBERT MACINTYRE WINS THE 13TH TO DRAW LEVEL WITH SAM BURNS

2148 BST Tyrrell Hatton could be Europe's saviour, if he wins his match then Europe win the Ryder Cup, but it is a big IF. He is all square with Morikawa with 4 holes to play.

2145 BST SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER DEFEATS RORY MCILROY 1UP

USA 9 1/2 EUROPE 13 1/2

2139 BST BRYSON DECHAMBEAU AND MATT FITZPATRICK FINISH ALL SQUARE

USA 8 1/2 EUROPE 13 1/2

2137 BST LUDVIG ABERG DEFEATS PATRICK CANTLAY 2&1

USA 8 EUROPE 13

EUROPE REQUIRE 1 POINT TO RETAIN THE RYDER CUP, 1 1/2 TO WIN

2133 BST Burns leads MacIntyre with birdie at 12, Hatton squares his game and could he save the day?

2132 BST Fitzpatrick's approach reaches the green but well short, this is a capitulation of disastrous proportions for Europe

2130 BST XANDER SCHAUFFELE DEFEATS JON RAHM 4&3

USA 8 EUROPE 12

2125 BST JUSTIN THOMAS BIRDIES THE LAST AND HE DEFEATS TOMMY FLEETWOOD 1UP

DISASTER FOR EUROPE

USA 7 EUROPE 12

2122 BST Fitzpatrick misses and remarkably Bryson is level from 5 down, the Nightmare in New York is unfolding

2120 BST Bryson DeChambeau was 5 down, he has a putt at 17 to level the game

2118 BST Henley goes 1 up over Lowry, the American comeback of all comebacks could be on

2114 BST Fleetwood goes to 18, he must win this hole to claim the point for Europe

2112 BST CAMERON YOUNG DEFEATS JUSTIN ROSE 1UP WITH A BIRDIE AT 18

USA 6 EUROPE 12

Projected score USA 12 EUROPE 16

2111 BST Rose misses at 18, Fitzpatrick misses at 15

2110 BST Bryson narrowly misses for birdie at 15, Fitzpatrick will have a putt to go dormy

2105 BST PROJECTED SCORE

USA 11 1/2

EUROPE 16 1/2

2101 BST Rose and Young go to 18, Rory drains a stunning putt from the back of 15 but Scheffler follows him in and remains 1 up with 3 to play. Europe have to dig deep now.

2054 BST BRYSON DECHAMBEAU WINS THE 15TH HOLE AND FROM 5 DOWN HE IS JUST 1 BACK OF FITZPATRICK, OH MY WORD THIS IS GOING TO BE CLOSE AND DRAMATIC

2049 BST JUSTIN ROSE BIRDIES THE 16TH AND DRAWS LEVEL WITH YOUNG, IF HE WINS 17 EUROPE EDGE EVER CLOSER BUT WOWZER THIS WILL BE CLOSE

2046 BST Burns moves all square with MacIntyre, these top five games are absolutely vital, and McIlroy loses the 14th to go 1 down to Scheffler, projected score stands at USA 12 EUROPE 16

2035 BST The leading 5 matches will decide this Ryder Cup, if it doesn't go Europe's way we could be in big trouble, but if Rose can stop Young from winning then it can be won soon

2021 BST Justin Rose wins 13 and 14 to move back to 1 down with 4 to play, Europe need to clinch these early games, the current projected score is USA 11 1/2 EUROPE 16 1/2, but all the matches are close

1947 BST Anyone else a little bit scared?!

1945 BST My goodness me the Americans look like they have a chance. It has turned around. USA up in 4, Europe up in 2, 5 all square, projected score USA 11 1/2 EUROPE 16 1/2

1930 BST Rory and Scottie go to the back nine all square and at the moment that will be the clinching match for Europe if Rory can pull it off

1926 BST Europe are now up in 6 matches, down in 2 with 3 all square, they are fighting to break records and break American hearts

1920 BST Bryson DeChambeau wins the 8th and 9th to pull Matt Fitzpatrick back to 3up as they make the turn

1905 BST ALL 11 MATCHES ON THE COURSE, AND THE PROJECTED SCORE IS NOW USA 9 1/2 EUROPE 18 1/2

1855 BST MATT FITZPATRICK IS DESTROYING BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, 5 UP THROUGH 7 HOLES, currently the player in line to clinch the win for Europe is Rory, but there's a long way to go. Europe up in 5 matches, as the opening game makes the turn.

1846 BST I must confess I was slightly distracted by Arsenal's magnificent comeback against Newcastle, but I am back now, and Europe are up in 4 matches, US are up in 3 and 2 matches are all square, current projected score USA 9-17 EUROPE

1810 BST Rahm three-putts the first green and is one down to Schauffele

1809 BST JUSTIN ROSE WINS THE 5TH HOLE AND REMARKABLY EUROPE ARE UP IN ALL OF THE FIRST FOUR GAMES

1803 BST Fleetwood and Fitzpatrick go 2 up and this is looking very good indeed for Europe right now

1759 BST Rory wins the 2nd hole with a birdie and Europe are now in a dominant position, up in 3 and all square in 2, projected score USA 6-16 EUROPE

1748 BST Scheffler and McIlroy halve the first in pars

1740 BST Tommy Fleetwood wins the 2nd hole and Europe go 1up, looks like a great start for Europe is developing, Europe up in 2, 1 all square

1735 BST MATT FITZPATRICK BIRDIES THE FIRST TO TAKE THE LEAD OVER BRYSON, Europe 1up, and on the third green Justin Rose makes par to win the hole against Cameron Young and they are all-square Projected score USA 6-14 EUROPE

1734 BST HERE WE GO, Rory and Scottie enter the arena for what could be a crucial battle if things start well for the USA

1727 BST What can you say about that?! Bryson's drive almost reaches the edge of the green at the first hole, remarkable. Fitzpatrick in the left rough, definite chance for the USA to get up early in two of the first three matches.

1724 BST Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Fitzpatrick set to go, winners of 3 US Opens since 2020. Match 3 could be decisive if the first two go the way Europe hope.

1717 BST Cameron Young wins the opening hole against Justin Rose and USA are 1-up, projected USA 6-12 EUROPE

1712 BST The atmosphere is crackling, at Bethpage State Park and St James's Park too! Arsenal losing on a Ryder Cup Sunday again, just as they did in 2010 away to Chelsea.

1705 BST THE FINAL DAY SINGLES ARE UNDERWAY, BUT VIKTOR HOVLAND IS INJURED SO EACH TEAM RECEIVE HALF A POINT EACH AND THE UPDATED SCORE IS NOW USA 5-12 EUROPE, 2 TO RETAIN FOR EUROPE

1533 BST Ryder Cup Sunday in 2012 was the genesis for SHANK, originally St Andrews Golf Magazine. It was the very first blog/article I had ever written, so here it is - GOLF'S GREATEST DAY.

The Ryder Cup was the event that inspired me to take up the game at the age of 10 in 1993, with the hole in one by Nick Faldo at the Belfry on the Sunday providing the spark that began my 19-year addiction to this marvelous game. And I have absolutely no doubt that the incredible happenings at the 2012 Ryder Cup will provide a similar spark to thousands of 10-year-old boys and girls across Europe. Europe drew on the inspiration of Seve Ballesteros to generate momentum for an historic and amazing comeback from 10-4 down late on Saturday evening, winning 10 and a half of the final 14 points available at Medinah.

Over the first two days we saw a wave of American birdies, with shot after stunning shot from a team being lauded as the best for 30 years, since the "dream team" which dismantled Europe at Walton Heath in 1981. Seemingly every putt they hit found the bottom of the hole, and Europe were clinging on to anything they could to keep the match alive going into the Sunday Singles.

Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald held on to edge out Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, giving Europe just their fifth point out of the first 15. Then the attention switched to the 16th match between Ian Poulter & Rory McIlroy and Jason Dufner & Zach Johnson. The Americans took a 2-up lead into the last six holes, and seemed set to extend the overall score to 11-5, before an inspired finish which gave Europe the platform for their greatest ever comeback. The World Number One (McIlroy) holed a downhill putt at the 13th to win the hole with a birdie, and then the European talisman Ian Poulter took over, holing putt after astonishing putt on each of the last five holes to complete a remarkable six birdie finish for Europe to close the score to 10-6 and give them hope of a "Brookline 99" style comeback.

And Europe achieved the Impossible by winning the first five matches on Sunday, quietening the raucous Chicago crowds and sending a ripple of nervousness around the Medinah Country Club. Suddenly the seemingly rampant Americans were missing and the pressure was too much for them to bare. The matches and destiny of the Ryder Cup came down to the final three matches. Ryder Cup legend Lee Westwood extended his points tally in the competition to 21, moving to within 4 points of matching the all-time record held by Sir Nick Faldo, a record he can potentially break at Gleneagles in 2014.

So it came down to the final two matches, with the score at 13-13, Europe needing 1 point to retain and the United States needing 1 and a half points to win. Martin Kaymer, out of form for much of the season and dropped for the entire second day's play, made a par 3 to take the lead on the 17th in his match against Jim Furyk, meaning a half at the final hole would incredibly give Europe the Ryder Cup.

And the German delivered.

Francesco Molinari and Tiger Woods halved their match, remarkably giving Europe an outright win, from a seemingly impossible deficit.

It was pure ecstasy for Europe and the fans.

Sky Sports' Butch Harmon, coach to Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, said that it "was the greatest golf event he had ever been to" and television ratings show the immense popularity of what is now without question the greatest golf event in the world. NBC's overnight ratings were the highest they have been for the Ryder Cup ever, eclipsing those of the 1999 matches when the United States team came back from the same deficit at The Country Club.

And for me the Ryder Cup does transcend golf to an audience which otherwise would not watch the game, this was proved in my own house. My parents have never really sat down with me to watch golf, but they did for this Ryder Cup, on Thursday night for the Opening Ceremony, on Friday for the Opening shots, on Saturday evening for the incredible finish to the Fourballs, and on Sunday for the finale. And what further proved this was that my Dad actually said that he was looking forward to watching it.

We were all sat there cheering every holed putt and we all celebrated when Martin Kaymer holed the clinching putt. The sense of exultation when Europe won was absolutely fantastic, it was without question the best golf tournament I have ever watched.

The benefits of this for golf will surely be massive, especially in Europe and for viewing figures of European tour events over the coming weeks as the season comes to a conclusion at the DPWorld Tour Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Golf has always had a rather unfair reputation as a sport for old men and a stuffy, slow game. This week completely shattered that reputation, with the crowd interaction on the first tee and throughout the course, and at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. And the makeup of the two teams, the bright and brash Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer, Nicolas Colsaerts, Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley.

Golf has come out of the 2012 Ryder Cup with its reputation and popularity enhanced, and its stars shining brighter than ever before. Sunday 30 September 2012 was Golf's Greatest Day.

Published originally here on 3 October 2012

1531 BST USA need a Fairytale in New York, 13 years after the Miracle at Medinah. 6-10 is the largest deficit which has been overcome on the final day of a Ryder Cup, both happened on American soil, with the USA coming back to win in 1999 at Brookline, and Europe replicating that feat at Medinah in 2012. The deficit here is 3 points more, and surely Europe has enough to get the job done.

1525 BST Singles draw Eastern US time, add 5 hours for BST

12:02 p.m. Cameron YOUNG v Justin ROSE

12:13 p.m. Justin THOMAS v Tommy FLEETWOOD

12:24 p.m. Bryson DECHAMBEAU v Matt FITZPATRICK

12:35 p.m. Scottie SCHEFFLER v Rory MCILROY

12:46 p.m. Patrick CANTLAY v Ludvig ÅBERG

12:57 p.m. Xander SCHAUFFELE v Jon RAHM

1:08 p.m. JJ SPAUN v Sepp STRAKA

1:19 p.m. Russell HENLEY v Shane LOWRY

1:30 p.m. Ben GRIFFIN v Rasmus HØJGAARD

1:41 p.m. Collin MORIKAWA v Tyrrell HATTON

1:52 p.m. Sam BURNS v Robert MACINTYRE

2:03 p.m. Harris ENGLISH v Viktor HOVLAND

1520 BST Good afternoon everybody, and welcome to the SHANK Live blog covering the Final Day Singles in the 45th Ryder Cup. Play begins at 1702 BST, and the singles order is above.