Europe needs final-match win for Cup

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    The pressure was more than Graeme McDowell wanted.

    The heartbreak was more than Hunter Mahan could handle.

    The longest Ryder Cup in history came down to the very last match Monday at Celtic Manor, exposing the rawest emotions found in golf and delivering a moment that defines a career -- even for a U.S. Open champion.

    Clinging to a 1-up lead with three holes to play, with Europe needing his match to reclaim the precious gold trophy, McDowell gently sent his 15-foot putt toward the cup and set off a ground-shaking roar when it dropped for birdie.

    "The best putt I've hit in my life," McDowell said.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/rydercup10/news/story?id=5647330
     

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