Narrow escape for McIlroy after time blunder

Ian Poulter may have been the key man in Europe’s amazing Ryder Cup triumph in Chicago, but an unknown state trooper also had a major hand in the biggest last-day comeback in the event’s history.

Trailing 10-6 going into Sunday’s 12 singles matches, Europe needed a fast start to have any chance of victory, but Rory McIlroy found himself going a little faster than he bargained for simply to get to Medinah.