30 years. That's how long it's been since the United States has won the Ryder Cup on European soil.
The last time it happened was the first time the event was televised live on U.S. television – on cable, no less. Players were hitting persimmon-head drivers, and Tiger Woods was still in high school.
There isn't another rivalry in all of sports in which one team hasn't lost on home soil in three decades and yet the other team remains favored in the betting markets in these scenarios every four years.
That's exactly the case once again this week, though, as the Americans head to Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy, as a slight favorite over a European side featuring the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland.