Victorious Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker believes the United States team "is going to be a problem in Ireland" at next year's Ryder Cup.
The 45-year-old received some criticism for his captaincy as they were staring at a first defeat on home soil after being dominated over the first three days at Medinah.
However, his players turned things around after winning nine and a half points from the 12 singles matches to eventually prevail 17-13.
Snedeker believes that offers hope – although the calibre of opposition did not compare with Luke Donald’s back-to-back winners – for the centenary edition of the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Limerick as they bid to win on foreign soil for the first time since 1993.
"It doesn’t mean anything for me, it means more for USA golf," he said.
"I think we’re all tired of this narrative that we don’t care about each other, that we don’t know how to play team golf. I think this proves it.
"You don’t come back the way we did if these guys haven’t all bought into each other. This team is going to be a problem in Ireland. It’s going to be a problem."
One of Snedeker’s vice-captains at Medinah was Jim Furyk, who is reprising the role of Ryder Cup captain he had in 2018 when America were thrashed 17.5-10.5 in Paris.
"I’ve seen a lot of line-ups; I’ve seen a lot of team rooms. I think you’re always learning," he said of his experience at Medinah.
"I’m always trying to find ways, new ideas. We had some new people in the room this year, always sharing ideas, always trying to learn, always trying to be a calming influence.
"We’ve made some good runs on Sunday, but it’s hard to really get them over the hump and actually finish it off, and these guys finished it off like I’ve never seen before. I’m proud of them.
"If you’ve been listening all year and you’ve heard my media all year, it’s really been about, 'why did you come back? Why did you want to be the Ryder Cup captain?’.
"Because I love these guys. I really do. I think they’re special. We’ve got a lot of great veterans in the room. We’ve got a lot of folks that we really lean on, and we’ve got a lot of young guys."
