US Ryder Cup debutants sweep away deadwood of doomed Tiger-Phil era

Team USA's Patrick Cantlay makes a putt on the 15th hole during a Ryder Cup singles match at Whistling Straits. Picture: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

The generational shift that defines Steve Stricker’s US team continued to pay off handsomely as the Americans won the Ryder Cup along the shores of Lake Michigan.

The youngest team in Ryder Cup history — average age: 29 — continued its rampage in Sunday's singles on the Straits Course and their European foes. The Americans, who became the first team in competition history to lead by six or more points after three sessions, not only won back the Ryder Cup, but quickly ran away with it as the singles competition played out.