Max Homa steadied himself as he stood over the seven-foot putt on the 18th hole at Marco Simone Golf Club. This was a moment he’d dreamed of all his life, a moment he’d prepared for over the last few months by watching old Ryder Cup videos on YouTube. This was the opportunity of a lifetime, thousands of miles from home.
If he missed this putt, Europe would win the Ryder Cup. (They would eventually win it anyway, but you never want it to come as a result of your failure.) But the putt rolled true:
Way to go, rookie.