He recalled telling his caddie as they walked up the 18th fairway, “I have a chance to do the coolest thing in my life here.”“The Ryder Cup means everything to me,” Lowry said. The Americans tied a Ryder Cup record by winning 8 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches. McIlroy had said winning a road Ryder Cup was among the biggest accomplishments in golf. I should have listened a little bit more to my intuition.”There were birdies galore, a rarity at the Black Course. There was hostility from the crowd, typical of this region and this public golf course.