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Europe hails Ryder Cup ‘Miracle of Medinah'

By STEVE DOUGLAS, AP Sports Writer | Modified: October 2, 2012 at 12:11 am | Published: October 2, 2012

LONDON — Not even the family of Seve Ballesteros could have imagined a Ryder Cup finish quite like this.

It was after midnight in Spain when a European team inspired by the “spirit of Seve” and captained by his close friend Jose Maria Olazabal completed its improbable comeback victory over the United States in Medinah, Ill.

photo - USA players arrive at the closing ceremony of the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ORG XMIT: PGA246

USA players arrive at the closing ceremony of the Ryder Cup PGA golf tournament Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ORG XMIT: PGA246

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“What happened yesterday went beyond sports,” Ivan Ballesteros, Seve's nephew and vice president of the Madrid-based Seve Ballesteros foundation, told The Associated Press on Monday.

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