US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson may have had support from his players but he returned home under attack from almost every other corner after his team were humbled by Europe

Would Graeme McDowell, who has been less contentious in golf’s civil war, be capable of mending the bridges needed to be considered for a vice-captaincy in 2025 or to take the reins at Adare Manor in 2027?

"I know my place in the team and I know guys look to me. But I don't take that responsibility lightly."

Team Europe celebrates after winning the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone.

Executive producer and Galway native Mike Crowe stands in front of 200 monitors in the front gallery and strives to explain how the magic happens.

Koepka accused the Spaniard of displaying immature behaviour and pouting during the dramatic closing stages of their opening-day fourballs encounter in Rome on Friday.

Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg humiliated Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9&7, the largest margin of victory in any 18-hole match in the event’s history.

It was the largest margin of defeat in an 18-hole match in the competition’s history.

Europe captain Luke Donald had warned his side to be wary of the US players reacting like “a wounded animal” as they looked to overturn a record-equalling five-point deficit, but the only wounds on show were entirely self-inflicted.

Drama and theatre go hand-in-hand. Viking claps and creative chants that organisers literally spend the week encouraging and promoting.

U.S. captain Zach Johnson suggested they had to reconsider some afternoon pairings due to an illness in their camp this week.

Friday equals the biggest day one lead in Ryder Cup history.

It was not clear, however, what Rahm did in particular to rile the American.

The home side swept an opening session for the first time.

The hosts took all the points on offer in the morning session

Data scientist Luke Carter broke down the most optimal Team USA foursomes and the Spieth/Thomas partnership was not in the top 100 most optimal.

Although welcome, the seizure of a record haul of cocaine off Ireland's south coast will have little effect on the drugs menace unless drug users change their behaviour

The morning lineup is completed by a European heavyweight pairing in Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood

This is McIlroy’s seventh Ryder Cup. The 34-year-old is the third oldest player on his team. All of this is familiar. So much of it is new

Darren Clarke’s participation in 2006 had been in serious doubt following the death of his wife, Heather, just six weeks earlier

The Ryder Cup is hardwired into Lowry's makeup. Team sport is part of his DNA. His father and uncles are steeped in Offaly lore. This is who he is

The entire course at Marco Simone Golf Club and its surrounding roads, still devoid of markings, feel recently constructed. That’s because it is

After a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021, Donald has the unenviable task of trying to maintain the hosts' 30-year unbeaten record on home soil

McIlroy had previously joked that he would need “a few days to dry out” from his trip to Mykonos before travelling to Rome, where Europe will attempt to regain the Ryder Cup

Meronk finished fifth on the European Points list, 20 places above the selected Nicolai Hojgaard, while Shane Lowry's selection has also been questioned due to a poor run of form

Rory McIlroy was in tears after winning his singles at Whistling Straits last time out as he felt he had let the side down by suffering three heavy defeats over the first two days

Europe captain Luke Donald hailed Ludvig Aberg as a 'generational' talent after handing him a wild card and backing a team with four 'fearless' rookies to regain the Ryder Cup

The 2019 Open champion has failed to hit top form this season, and while some believe he's kept the likes of Adrian Meronk out of the team, he was always a pick for Luke Donald

Zach Johnson is poised to ignore the poor form of Justin Thomas and select the two-time major winner for the US Ryder Cup team

Luke Donald has named Italian Francesco Molinari as his fifth and final vice captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup which takes place at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome

The world number three will arrive in Rome as one of the senior players in a side which has lost a vast amount of experience from two years ago

There is something for everyone as the prizes range from soccer to GAA, golf to wrestling and tennis to Formula 1

Henrik Stenson will captain Europe for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, Ryder Cup Europe has announced.

The Ryder Cup winner, 31, also allegedly pushed a member of cabin crew and urinated on a first-class passenger’s seat on the plane from Nashville to London Heathrow

Westwood was a strong favourite to be handed the task of regaining the Ryder Cup in Rome in 2023

The last time Ireland hosted the event, at the K Club in Kildare in 2006, it was worth €143m to the economy

McIlroy broke down in tears in a rare show of emotion after winning his singles match against Xander Schauffele in Europe’s ill-fated quest at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin

“I didn’t think it was that bad until I asked my wife what it was like for her, and they got dog’s abuse going around as well,” said Lowry

The home side had the better players but Pádraig Harrington didn’t help himself with his wildcards or partnerships

Harrington has warned against a knee-jerk reaction and wholesale changes to the European qualifying system

Asked about American claims that this is a new dynasty, Lowry said: “Ah, f**k that. We’ve got top players. I said to Rory McIlroy before we went out this morning. ‘You’re Rory F**king McIlroy. Go and show it today.’ And he did.”

The point McIlroy contributed on the final day at Whistling Straits has stoked the fires for the rematch in Italy two years from now

The youngest American team in Ryder Cup history delivered a decisive message with a 19-9 victory over Pádraig Harrington’s team of veterans from Europe

Harrington accepted his European team were beaten by a better American side