Column: US falls apart at Ryder Cup, but still time to rally
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SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Jim Furyk surveyed the waning moments of his marvelous team taking the worst beatdown in France since Marie Antoinette recommended everyone stick to cake.
He somehow forced a weak smile.
Maybe it was the only way to keep from crying.
Maybe he was trying to suppress the doomed feeling that sweeps over so many U.S. Ryder Cup captains when they realize what they've gotten themselves into.
As the winds started to whip across Le Golf National, the Europeans clearly felt right at home. And just like that, Furyk's group of American superstars suddenly looked cold and tired and defeated, a mere shadow of the group that swaggered through the morning losing only a single point in fourballs.