Spirit of Seve key to glory

Belief is a valuable asset in any walk of life and golf more than most.

You can compare all the money lists you want, digest the world rankings and analyse the strokes gained in putting but sometimes sport simply boils down to moments and feelings.

Sunday night’s victory for Europe over the United States saw Jose Maria Olazabal’s team stage an unprecedented comeback. Sure, they overcame the same four-point deficit that the Americans had done at Brookline in 1999 but Ollie’s boys did it on foreign soil and it is all the more impressive for that.