 Eventually order was restored, and Olazábal had a 25-foot putt to keep Europe's hope alive.He missed, and the American comeback was complete, with Leonard dormie, guaranteeing the half point needed by the U.S.

With the crowd in a frenzy, the heavily criticized marshalls unable to keep order and the result already decided, Stewart conceded the putt Montgomerie had to win on the 18th, in a gesture of sportsmanship for the abuse Montgomerie in particular had suffered throughout.This made the final score 14½–13½ officially.