When A Plan Comes Together

By: Ron Green Jr. CHASKA, MINNESOTA | So this is what an American Ryder Cup victory looks like. Photo twitter Ryan Moore, the last man picked at the last hour, looking dazed after winning the clinching point at Hazeltine National, ending an American losing streak that dated to 2008. One week earlier, Moore hadn’t been on the team and there he was pounding in the final nail. “I have no words right now,” Moore said. Patrick Reed, the man of the matches for the United States, bouncing from one place to another, seemingly floating on whatever it is that fuels him when the flag comes out, the smile on his face almost as wide as the Minnesota sky. Phil Mickelson wrapping captain Davis Love III in a big hug alongside the 18th green, both of them understanding the weight that had been lifted by three days of exceptional golf played against a backdrop of forced change born from years of frustration. Rory McIlroy walking through the winners’ crowd, shaking hands, offering congratulations, having never experienced a losing Ryder Cup. Jordan Spieth pulling Rickie Fowler away from one celebration, telling him, “We’ve got to get this crowd going,” then leading the [...]