Tommy Martin: You don’t have to be mad to think Europe can win Ryder Cup. But it helps

Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington during the second preview day of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Picture: Anthony Behar/PA 

There should be no way Europe can win this Ryder Cup, but thankfully Pádraig Harrington is mad enough to try.

We know that when the European captain surveys the scene at Whistling Straits, he sees things we cannot see. We see a team hopelessly outgunned. The US could not be more of crack commando unit were they captained by a cigar-chomping George Peppard.