Miracle men! Kaymer holds his nerve on the 18th as Euro stars retain Ryder Cup

Europe completed the most amazing comeback in Ryder Cup history on Sunday night to win the trophy and spark incredible scenes of delirium.

Dressed in Seve blue, they did justice to the great man’s memory with a performance that almost defied belief. Everywhere you looked there were displays that took the breath away.

We did it: Jose Maria Olazabal's European team celebrate after their remarkable win

Pure emotion: Olazabal remembers his great friend Seve Ballesteros during the closing ceremony

Magic moment: Kaymer sinks the winning put on the 18th before running over to celebrate with his team-mates

Twenty-one years after Bernhard Langer missed a five foot putt on the 18th green to lose a Ryder Cup, his countryman Kaymer holed one from similar length to retain the trophy. Looking to the heavens, poor Jose Maria Olazabal broke down in tears.Trailing by four points overnight, five men from the United Kingdom gave them the start that will be talked about for years. Then came the unsung continentals, as Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer dredged the depths of their memory and conjured up rounds fit to compare with their great displays of old.

After dark: Kaymer and Co will have celebrated long into the night at Medinah

Magic moment: Kaymer sinks the winning put on the 18th green before running over to celebrate with his team-mates

Funky movers: Some of the European players do Ollie's dance round the Ryder Cup

Four he's a jolly good fellow: Ian Poulter won all his matches for Olazabal's team

For two days the chants of ‘USA! USA!’ had rung out around this property. Now they were replaced with cries of ‘Ole, Ole’ as those who had made the long and expensive journey from Europe bore witness to moments that were priceless. ‘You’re not singing anymore,’ they chanted.

Everywhere you looked there were heroes but one man stood head and shoulders above the rest.

Whatever else Ian Poulter achieves in his career he can always look back on a Ryder Cup he changed singlehandedly. It had looked all over on Saturday night with Europe trailing by six points at one stage, but Poults bulged his eyes and swung his putter to devastating effect to win his fourballs match with Rory McIlroy. It reduced the deficit to four and changed everything in the European team room.

What a pair: Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell (right) enjoyed another successful Ryder Cup for Europe

Luke who's talking: Donald won the first match of the day

No away team had ever come back from four points down to win the Ryder Cup - the Americans at Brookline in 1999 are the only team to do it at home - but Europe now had a glimmer of hope.

No 1: McIlroy overcame a strong challenge from Keegan Bradley

After a disappointing Ryder Cup to that point, the Englishman did his job brilliantly to win by a margin of two and one and put the first point on the board. Now the deficit was three. Paul Lawrie was next to finish, taking out Brandt Snedeker with a display of wonderfully controlled golf.

Rory McIlroy only made it through the gates before his match with 11 minutes to spare. It is hard to think of a more embarrassing episode in recent Ryder Cup history, but in the end it doesn’t matter. No preparation? No problem, as he played wonderfully to beat America’s man of the match to that point, Keegan Bradley. What a performance from Rory. With the vast hordes gathered on the 17th hole, the 23-year-old genius took a well-deserved bow. Now the points deficit was just one.