Foster will miss Ryder buzz

It will not only be Pádraig Harrington and Hunter Mahan kicking their heels this weekend when the Ryder Cup begins without them at Medinah.

One of the constants of the European team room for the last 25 years, caddie Billy Foster, will be another absentee from the 39th Ryder Cup, though not because he has been overlooked.

While Harrington and Mahan were deemed surplus to requirements as wild-card picks by their respective captains, Foster will cut a frustrated figure on his sofa in Yorkshire due to a cruciate knee ligament injury that has required almost five months away from Lee Westwood’s side this season.