He is, of course, one of five European rookies, the others being Luke Donald, Paul Casey, Thomas Levet and Ian Poulter, and his and their performances will help decide the destination of the Ryder Cup.
The Icelandic season came to the most dramatic conclusion possible on Saturday, when the sides sitting first and second in the table, both of them unbeaten, played each other in the final game to decide the destination of the title.
After two hours and 32 minutes of ferocious competition, it was effectively time for the two men to begin a three-set match to decide the destination of the title.
Although not directly opposite Sterling – Kenny was a stand-off – it seemed that the contest between the pair would play a big part in deciding the destination of the 50th Challenge Cup final to be played at Wembley.
Celtic will turn their attention to the visit of second-placed Aberdeen on Sunday in a match that will go some way to deciding the destination of the Scottish Premiership title.
Picture the scene: after a compelling regular season and a keenly contested play-off series, one game to decide the destination of English soccer's biggest prize the Premier League Cup.
Strange was arguably one good putt away from winning the title, but in yet another twist, he misjudged his birdie attempt badly, slipping five feet past and missing the return putt, meaning the outcome of the 72nd hole between the pair would decide the destination of the US Open.
BBC Sport assesses each teams' chances and selects the key men who could decide the destination of the Super League trophy at October's Old Trafford Grand Final.
