Azinger won't divulge secret of success

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Azinger's USA team did not let a 9-7 overnight lead over Europe slip during the singles matches as they swept to a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory in Kentucky. Jim Furyk sealed the victory for his country by winning 2&1 against Miguel Angel Jimenez on the 17th hole in the eighth match of the day.

Asked what he had done to make his team believe they could reverse a run of three European victories, the last two if which were resounding 18 1/2-9 1/2 hammerings, Azinger said: "Well, I'm not going to tell you just yet. Not yet. I took them in, I came in with a plan."

Azinger did concede the changes he had made in the two years since his appointment had made a difference in assembling the best team possible for the American cause and also praised the home fans for answering his call to become his side's 13th man at Valhalla in a way US crowds had failed to do in the past.

"Well, a lot of things changed from the last Ryder Cup to this one, and we created the '13th man' and I'm real proud of these people, and they made a big difference and kept our guys energised and our guys bought into the concept, and they bonded.

"We just went out there with a one shot-at-a-time mission, and we did it."

Most of all, though, Azinger heaped praise on his 12 players, including six Ryder Cup debutants, and in particular his four wild cards - JB Holmes, Chad Campbell, Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan.

"You know, they brought themselves there, and if I was the guy that helped organise it, then I'm happy to be that.

"But those guys did it. They deserve the credit."