Justin Rose: ‘We ticked every box we could control’

Ryder Cup veterans Ian Poulter and Justin Rose saluted team captain Thomas Bjorn’s calm under pressure and attention to detail after the Dane delivered a landslide victory for Europe over the United States at Le Golf National.

Europe protected an overnight 10-6 lead over the Americans ahead of yesterday’s 12 singles matches and by the end of another dramatic day’s golf on the outskirts of Paris had regained the Ryder Cup pulling away with a 17½ to 10½ victory few had predicted.