Davis Love III, the USA's captain at the last Ryder Cup, said his squad was “the best golf team maybe ever assembled,” and the Americans lived up to the hype.

In front of a rowdy crowd at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, the United States won for the first time since 2008 in convincing fashion. The U.S. didn’t trail once en route to a dominant 17-11 victory, the most lopsided win since 1981.

With the 2018 competition just days away, let’s take a look back at how the Americans took care of business two years ago.

The event got off to an emotional start after the passing of Arnold Palmer the week of the tournament. With a golf bag from 1975 from when Palmer was captain placed on the first tee, Team USA took a commanding 4-0 lead by sweeping the morning foursome matches. It was the first time the Americans accomplished the feat since, you guessed it, 1975.

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The Europeans stopped the bleeding, winning three of the four afternoon matches to close the gap and head into Saturday with the score 5-3. Only one of Friday's eight match-play matches made it to the final hole while three finished after just 14 holes.

Saturday was much more competitive as the Europeans closed the gap even more in the morning. The pairing of Rory McIlroy and rookie Thomas Pieters won their second match in a row, leading Team Europe to a 2.5-1.5 session win, bringing the overall score to 6.5-5.5 still in favor the U.S.

McIlroy and Pieters won yet again in the afternoon, but the two were the lone bright spot as Team USA took the next three matches.

Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth made Ryder Cup history by playing together for the seventh time. With their win, they also tied the U.S. record of 5 points by a pairing, which was set by Palmer and Gardner Dickinson in 1967 and 1971.

Entering Sunday's single matches, where all 12 players must play, the U.S. held a 9.5-6.5 lead, needing just five points to win the trophy.

The opening match of McIlroy vs. Patrick Reed was the most electric of the day. The two went shot-for-shot, finger-wagging and jawing their way to a 1-up victory in favor of the U.S.

American Ryder Cup rookie Ryan Moore’s 1-up victory over veteran Lee Westwood, who had a 20-15-6 record in nine appearances, sealed the deal with three matches still to play, giving Team USA the Ryder Cup.