Last month, Pádraig Harrington told us, on the back of Europe’s Ryder Cup win, that Paul McGinley could do a job managing in the Premier League.

Graeme McDowell has become the latest player to call for Darren Clarke to be handed the 2016 European Ryder Cup captaincy.

Alex Ferguson has spoken of his delight at being involved with Europe's victorious Ryder Cup campaign.

Out of bed at seven.

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell displayed all the signs of being star-struck by Team Europe’s evening with Alex Ferguson, but not so much as to ignore the potential benefits for this weekend’s Ryder Cup defence.

Rory McIlroy says winning the Ryder Cup would be "the icing on the cake" of an incredible year for him.

Rory McIlroy says winning the Ryder Cup would be “the icing on the cake” of an incredible year for him.

Open Championship officials tonight promised to listen to complaints from players about conditions at Muirfield after Ian Poulter labelled some of the pin positions for the opening round as “a joke.”

Former world number one Luke Donald believes mental toughness will be key to victory at this week’s Masters as Europe’s 28-strong contingent bid to end a 14-year drought.

Defending Alfred Dunhill Links champion Michael Hoey has sprung to the defence of fellow Irishmen, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, who have opted to skip this week’s Scottish event.

Team success in the Ryder Cup and individual glory in Major championships are not mutually exclusive, as the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bernhard Langer, Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam proved on many occasions.

Europe’s Ryder Cup team staged a remarkable comeback to retain the Ryder Cup last night, battling from 10-6 down overnight – having trailed 10-4 – to beat the United States 14 1/2-13 1/2 at Medinah Country Club in Chicago.

Saturday star Ian Poulter continued his heroics in the singles last night when he beat Webb Simpson by two holes.

When Ian Poulter was picked for this Ryder Cup – he did not qualify remember — he said he was going to “pour some passion over the holes at Medinah”.

A day after he questioned how it was possible to want to “kill” great mates in the Ryder Cup, Ian Poulter today found a staunch ally in the shape of Masters champion Bubba Watson

IT wasn’t quite decided by the flip of a coin but it will feel that way to Ian Poulter after he bizarrely lost the Dubai World Championship to Robert Karlsson on the second play-off hole.

THOSE convinced that European success in this Ryder Cup is a foregone conclusion should temper their optimism with a little caution and remember the happenings at Brookline in 1999.

TIGER WOODS might be the bookies’ favourite to win his fifth green jacket but Rory McIlroy believes a new generation of European stars are ready to make a mark in this year’s majors.

Nick Faldo put his personal stamp on Europe's Ryder Cup side again today before a ball had even been struck in practice at Valhalla.

Darren Clarke has called for an end to the sniping surrounding Ian Poulter’s selection as one of European captain Nick Faldo’s Ryder Cup wild cards.

Ryder Cup hopefuls Luke Donald and Ian Poulter have both pulled out of this week's BMW International in Munich because of the wrist injuries they suffered at the US Open.