LEE WESTWOOD has hit out at the "shameful" abuse hurled at him during the Ryder Cup at Valhalla.
"That's the only negative part of the week for me," said Westwood. "I have been abused from start to finish.
"Some of the stuff that's been said to me is shameful. To me that's not golf."
European captain Nick Faldo saw his gamble of leaving Ia
n Poulter, Westwood and Padraig Harrington until the last three singles matches backfire as the Americans won back the trophy, but insisted: "It's all about fractions.
"I'm so proud of my 12 guys. We have come up short but not in pride and spirit.
"We can have a straight back and chin up. We did our best but America were just a little better.
"We've come out maybe one guy short. It could have been different if we had got into those last four guys but we took that risk.
"It's been an awesome week and we should still celebrate. I wanted it to be a great experience and everyone has given their all and we should be proud."
Ian Poulter won four points out of five to answer the critics of his wildcard selection, but said: "I'm a bit deflated, to be honest.
"It's all about the team this week and we've just come up short. We were all feeling great on the final morning, buzzing, but we got beaten."
Victorious US captain Paul Azinger gave all the credit to his players after the first American victory since Brookline in 1999.
He said: "our guys took an 'everything to gain' attitude into this competition."
Jim Furyk, who secured the winning point with victory over Miguel Angel Jimenez, added: "It feels great to have won."
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