One side in the Ryder Cup

I believe the answer is:

europe

(Other definitions for europe that I've seen before include "Britain, France etc" , "Second smallest continent" , "several countries" , "Union in popular parlance?" , "Our near continent?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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