Standing on the balcony, the celebration in full swing, Ian Woosnam took a big swig of champagne. Way too big, in fact. It came spewing out of his mouth and bubbling through his nose. That was, to be frank, the most adversity the winning Ryder Cup captain faced all week. His European team wrapped up an 18 1/2-9 1/2 victory over the Americans on Sunday. Well before that, most golf experts were calling this the best European team ever.

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Before the Ryder Cup began, the Europeans boasted of having their best team ever. They backed it up in dominant fashion turning Sunday into another rout to win the event for an unprecedented third straight time.

The U.S. must shake off Saturday's European domination that was highlighted by a Paul Casey hole-in-one if the Americans have any hope of winning the Ryder Cup. Trailing 10-6, the U.S. must have a miracle equal to 1999. Things aren't going well so far. Follow the action LIVE.

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The last time Sergio Garcia was in the spotlight on a Sunday, he was dressed like a banana and getting trampled by Tiger Woods. That was the British Open. This is the Ryder Cup. Still 0-for-life in the majors, Garcia already has established himself, at age 26, as one of the best players in the history of golf's most important team competition. He won two more matches Saturday to help Europe to its dominating 10-6 lead.

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A day that started with America's best getting routed ended with Paul Casey's hole-in-one that put an exclamation point on Europe's Ryder Cup domination. The U.S. trails 10-6 going into Sunday's singles matches, leaving Europe only four points short of securing the cup for the third straight time.

Some were encouraged by the U.S.'s 5-3 deficit after the first day of the Ryder Cup, simply because the Americans weren't blown out. But disturbing trends continue as Day 2 gets underway. Follow the action LIVE.

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Some were encouraged by the U.S.'s 5-3 deficit after the first day of the Ryder Cup, simply because the Americans weren't blown out. But Todd Behrendt says the day's play revealed the continuation of some disturbing trends.

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The scoreboard switched from American red to European blue about as quickly as sunshine gave way to rain, a tug-of-war that never let up for 11 hours and produced the tightest opening-day matches in Ryder Cup history. Little good that did the Americans. They still couldn't seem to finish. The Europeans hit their stride on the closing holes and grabbed a 5-3 lead Friday by getting points from all 12 players on a team they claim to be their best ever.

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Brett Wetterich and Vaughn Taylor can debate whether it was better to have played and lost than never to have played at all. J.J. Henry and Zach Johnson, meanwhile, both got their chance and learned what it's like to come through in the clutch at the Ryder Cup. The four American rookies produced four different stories - not all of them as bad as many U.S. fans might have feared - in Friday's opening rounds. Henry's tale was best.

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It should have been Padraig Harrington's day at the Ryder Cup. Golf's most famous team competition made its debut on Irish soil and Europe seemed pleased with its 5-3 lead over the Americans. Most of the 45,000 spectators who flocked to the K Club just outside Dublin were there to cheer on their local star, and he beamed with joy at the reception when he walked onto the first tee. When Harrington came off the 18th green, however, the celebrations were muted.

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