Rory McIlroy and his victorious Ryder Cup teammates were in stitches as Europe fans taunted Donald Trump during their trophy celebrations.

Luke Donald’s team survived a fantastic fightback from Team USA in the singles to not only retain but win the Ryder Cup.

Europe led 12-5 going into Sunday’s final day at Bethpage Black, needing just two points to become the first European team to win an away Ryder Cup since 2012.

Keegan Bradley’s USA were comprehensively outplayed over the first two days but threatened to mount a stunning and unprecedented comeback, winning five of the first seven singles games.

Cameron Young and Justin Thomas made birdies on the 18th to down Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood respectively, before Bryson Dechambeau battled back from five down to secure half a point against Matt Fitzpatrick.

European fans were fearing the worst when world number one Scottie Scheffler beat a fatigued McIlroy but Ludvig Aberg stopped the American momentum with a crucial win over Patrick Cantlay.

Xander Schauffele dismantled Europe’s Ryder Cup legend Jon Rahm and US Open champion JJ Spaun defeated Sepp Straka.

The hosts’ momentum was continuing to build but Ireland’s Shane Lowry birdied the 18th to deny Russell Henley another USA win and secure the half point that saw Europe retain the Ryder Cup.

Donald and his men of course had aspirations of winning the tournament, however, and ended up 15-13 victors as the final two games – between Collin Morikawa and Tyrell Hatton and Sam Burns and Robert MacIntyre – finished all square.

Relief quickly turned into elation in the European team as they celebrated a historic Ryder Cup win in New York.

The American fans, raucous and at times overzealous this week, soon departed Bethpage Black as Donald lifted the trophy in front of a grand stand made up of a strong European contingent.

Celebratory chants were directed at several Europe players, while fans were also quick to taunt US President Trump following his presence at the tournament earlier in the week.

‘Are you watching Donald Trump?’ was sung out by jubilant fans, with Lowry even joining in with the vocals and McIlroy and Fitzpatrick laughing in the background.

Speaking after Europe clinched the Ryder Cup, an emotional McIlroy said: ‘I’m extremely proud to be part of this team – of every single member, the vice-captains, the backroom support staff.

‘This was an unbelievable collective effort. As soon as we won in Rome, we turned our attention to trying to do something many thought was impossible – not just win in America, but here in New York.

‘It’s been an amazing week. To hear the ‘Ole Oles’ in America, to achieve something people said couldn’t be done after Whistling Straits – the talk of decades of American dominance – we took that and let it fuel us.

‘We were so lucky to have someone as incredible as Luke Donald to guide us through this process. He’s been amazing.

‘Eleven of the 12 players from Rome came back, we did what we needed to do – and now we’re going to celebrate like there’s no tomorrow.’

For Donald, his latest Ryder Cup win sees him become only the second European captain after Tony Jacklin to win the tournament on home and away soil.

Europe’s players joined in with the fan’s chants of ‘two more years’ as Donald reflected on his team’s victory in New York.

‘That has to be the most stressful 12 hours of my life!’ Donald said after Europe survived a frightening fightback to triumph.

‘A shoutout to the Americans, and Keegan Bradley’s captaincy. We knew they would be tough but we didn’t know they would be this tough. They fought so hard so respect to them.

‘This means a lot to me, to the team. We came here knowing the task couldn’t be more difficult and I couldn’t be more proud of what these guys have gone through.

‘They have come together. They are playing for history, playing for people who came before them and now they will be talked about for generations to come. This will go down in history.’

Losing captain Bradley added: ‘We didn’t play our best the first couple of days but we did today. That was a really fun day. We had all our fun on one day.

‘I really enjoyed doing this – I never thought I’d get to be a Ryder Cup captain. I will never forget it, it was amazing.’

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Rory McIlroy and his victorious Ryder Cup teammates were in stitches as Europe fans taunted Donald Trump during their trophy celebrations.

Luke Donald’s team survived a fantastic fightback from Team USA in the singles to not only retain but win the Ryder Cup.

Europe led 12-5 going into Sunday’s final day at Bethpage Black, needing just two points to become the first European team to win an away Ryder Cup since 2012.

Keegan Bradley’s USA were comprehensively outplayed over the first two days but threatened to mount a stunning and unprecedented comeback, winning five of the first seven singles games.

Cameron Young and Justin Thomas made birdies on the 18th to down Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood respectively, before Bryson Dechambeau battled back from five down to secure half a point against Matt Fitzpatrick.

European fans were fearing the worst when world number one Scottie Scheffler beat a fatigued McIlroy but Ludvig Aberg stopped the American momentum with a crucial win over Patrick Cantlay.

Xander Schauffele dismantled Europe’s Ryder Cup legend Jon Rahm and US Open champion JJ Spaun defeated Sepp Straka.

The hosts’ momentum was continuing to build but Ireland’s Shane Lowry birdied the 18th to deny Russell Henley another USA win and secure the half point that saw Europe retain the Ryder Cup.

Donald and his men of course had aspirations of winning the tournament, however, and ended up 15-13 victors as the final two games – between Collin Morikawa and Tyrell Hatton and Sam Burns and Robert MacIntyre – finished all square.

Relief quickly turned into elation in the European team as they celebrated a historic Ryder Cup win in New York.

The American fans, raucous and at times overzealous this week, soon departed Bethpage Black as Donald lifted the trophy in front of a grand stand made up of a strong European contingent.

Celebratory chants were directed at several Europe players, while fans were also quick to taunt US President Trump following his presence at the tournament earlier in the week.

‘Are you watching Donald Trump?’ was sung out by jubilant fans, with Lowry even joining in with the vocals and McIlroy and Fitzpatrick laughing in the background.

Speaking after Europe clinched the Ryder Cup, an emotional McIlroy said: ‘I’m extremely proud to be part of this team – of every single member, the vice-captains, the backroom support staff.

‘This was an unbelievable collective effort. As soon as we won in Rome, we turned our attention to trying to do something many thought was impossible – not just win in America, but here in New York.

‘It’s been an amazing week. To hear the ‘Ole Oles’ in America, to achieve something people said couldn’t be done after Whistling Straits – the talk of decades of American dominance – we took that and let it fuel us.

‘We were so lucky to have someone as incredible as Luke Donald to guide us through this process. He’s been amazing.

‘Eleven of the 12 players from Rome came back, we did what we needed to do – and now we’re going to celebrate like there’s no tomorrow.’

For Donald, his latest Ryder Cup win sees him become only the second European captain after Tony Jacklin to win the tournament on home and away soil.

Europe’s players joined in with the fan’s chants of ‘two more years’ as Donald reflected on his team’s victory in New York.

‘That has to be the most stressful 12 hours of my life!’ Donald said after Europe survived a frightening fightback to triumph.

‘A shoutout to the Americans, and Keegan Bradley’s captaincy. We knew they would be tough but we didn’t know they would be this tough. They fought so hard so respect to them.

‘This means a lot to me, to the team. We came here knowing the task couldn’t be more difficult and I couldn’t be more proud of what these guys have gone through.

‘They have come together. They are playing for history, playing for people who came before them and now they will be talked about for generations to come. This will go down in history.’

Losing captain Bradley added: ‘We didn’t play our best the first couple of days but we did today. That was a really fun day. We had all our fun on one day.

‘I really enjoyed doing this – I never thought I’d get to be a Ryder Cup captain. I will never forget it, it was amazing.’

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