PARIS -- We're much better these days at using analytics to understand sports. It's easier to look at data and explain why something keeps happening. It's also been a welcome antidote to a lot of very dumb takes.
Some stuff, however, remain a mystery.
Some things are hard, if not impossible, to quantify.
For example: Why does the United States stink every time the Ryder Cup goes to Europe?
Twenty five years is not a run of bad luck, it's a trend that spans a generation. The last time the United States won this even in Europe, Raymond Floyd was the Americans' best player, with three points.