The US won the 2008 Ryder Cup, a golf match between European and American teams, for the first time in 9 years thanks in large part to its rookies, particularly Korean American golfer and LA native Anthony Kim who got the tournament off on the right foot for Americans by unnerving and beating Sergio Garcia.
Indeed, it was Kim who dominated perhaps the most feared European player, defeating García, 5 and 4. García was clearly demoralized and out of the match early, and with players from the other teams watching on television as they waited to tee off, García’s slumped shoulders and desperate scowls served to bolster the Americans.
Kim declined to concede a couple of short García putts in the opening holes, which seemed to irk García, who then hit consecutive shots in the water fronting the seventh hole. On the 11th green, he missed a crucial 2-foot putt as Kim watched nearby.
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