But the most significant miscue Bradley made in his turn as Ryder Cup captain came before the teams ever stepped foot on the grounds in Long Island, New York. Neutering the difficulty of a notoriously tough course when your players are going to be the more comfortable and have the fan support was an own goal.

Once Europe retaining the Ryder Cup by defeating the U.S. 15-13 on Sunday sinks in, don’t lose sight of what occurred the first two days of these 45 matches.

Justin Rose made a birdie during a controversial hole against Cameron Young, with USA captain Keegan Bradley inserting himself in the action during a 10-minute delay

Keegan Bradley stuck to his guns and now the Americans are watching the Ryder Cup begin to pack its bags to return to Europe.

After sticking to the same pairings in the morning backfired, Keegan Bradley is changing it up in the afternoon

Bryson DeChambeau, who opened the Friday morning with a massive first swing, fist-bumped Trump as he started his second match of the day with Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin.