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After claiming victory at a Ryder Cup like no other, the triumphant European team were keen to send a message to the President, Donald Trump, on Sunday night.
Video emerged of Rory McIlroy filming himself and the Europe team with the Ryder Cup trophy in their locker room at Bethpage, where they chanted: 'Are you watching, are you watching Donald Trump?'
And the President, a massive golf fan who made a high-profile attendance on day one at the course outside of Manhattan on Friday, clearly was.
He reposted the video on his Truth Social account and was gracious in defeat, commenting: 'Yes, I’m watching. Congratulations!
Trump arrived at the course on Friday afternoon after the United States had made a disastrous start to the competition on a morning that would ultimately set the tone for the next few days.
He received a rapturous reception from the home crowd as he walked out by the first tee and made a point of personally wishing Bryson DeChambeau good luck before his afternoon round.
Trump, who attended with granddaughter Kai, left around 3pm on Friday to return to DC.
The American team on Sunday genuinely threatened to pull off an all-time historic comeback at Bethpage after looking dead and buried on Saturday night.
No team has ever won from more than four points behind going into the 12 singles matches but for a moment, it looked like the US team would flip Europe's seven-point lead.
Eventually though, it was Shane Lowry, who endured so much abuse from a hostile and vulgar New York crowd, who had the last word.
He holed a 6-foot birdie putt against Russell Henley to earn the half-point Europe needed to make sure it kept that 17-inch gold chalice.
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