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I, for one, leapt for joy at our victory at the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. However, jubilant though I was at seeing the Americans beaten, I still couldn’t help myself feeling a little bit sorry for Hunter Mahan, as I watched his choked and bumbling attempt to answer questions about his defeat to Graeme McDowell. Apparently, however, this isn’t abnormal for our cousins across the Atlantic:

"I don't know how many guys cry when they lose a tournament but there a lot of guys who cry when they lose a Ryder Cup.” Tom Lehman told the BBC. Luckily for Mahan, Mickelson stepped in – eventually – to put an end to the pitiful collection of sounds he was trying to pass off as an answer, suggesting he might be of more use with a microphone than he is with a golf club.

Of course, any major tournament plays with the emotions – even more so when there is but a single point between victory and defeat. Yet this very thing that caused such misery and pain to the American team is exactly what we millions of viewers were craving; some ‘down-to-the-last-minute’ action, in what hasn’t been the most exciting of years so far.

Predictably, Tiger Woods was still the most valuable American player; though this time I think many were pleased to see Steve Stricker doing his part as well. With such a young American team, who knows; perhaps one day soon Tiger will be knocked from his perch. Perhaps.