Perhaps it was the endless parade of vice captains that would have had the PGA of America renting out an additional floor at the team hotel.
Perhaps it was a combination of a red-hot American team combined with a poor European team that arrived with six Ryder Cup rookies.
Whatever the reason may be, the curse is finally broken and the America side has captured the cup for the first time since 2008.
And not only did the American side win, they won "bigly" as one unnamed presidential candidate might be inclined to say.
The 17-11 win was the largest margin of victory for an American side since 1981 and the second-largest margin of victory for the Americans since the matches were opened up to mainland Europe.