How home field advantage will decommission the American bombers

It is one of the privileges of being the home team at a Ryder Cup that you have the right to set up the host course your way.

And though the Europeans kindly marked out five potential hole locations on each green for their American guests on the Albatross Course at Le Golf National during yesterday’s practice rounds, United States skipper Jim Furyk is under no illusions that opposite number Thomas Bjorn has configured this weekend’s layout to take the driver out of the hands of the big bombers off the tee, the majority of whom are American.