Ryder Cup: Team USA romp to victory as McIlroy’s tournament ends in tears

• USA dominate final day in singles matches at Whistling Straits
• Europe's Rory McIlroy emotional despite beating Schauffele

It was a case of when and not if. By how many rather than how. The scale of United States' dominance in the 43rd Ryder Cup was such that post-mortems as relating to Padraig Harrington's European captaincy were well under way long before the event had even finished.

This proved a trouncing for the ages and, at long last, a case of substance to back up US hype. This quickly developed into the Lake Michigan mismatch, where the hosts were hot in pursuit of glory by a record margin. This US team became the first in the modern era to reach 19 points, to Europe's paltry nine.