Harrington and Monty lick frosty US pairing

Charlie Mulqueen walked all 17 holes of yesterday's Ryder Cup fourball between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and Pádraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie.

US captain Hal Sutton had put his two superstars together to ensure a winning start. But what's that line about the best laid plans of mice and men...

IT was cold and autumnal in suburban Detroit at 8am yesterday. Very European and you wonder if it was a happy omen for Bernhard Langer's men. The usual whooping and hollering was going on and you didn't feel any goose bumps on the back of the neck or a tightening in the stomach.