Comment: Do we really need the contrived electricity on the first tee?

For all the hype and expectation surrounding the Ryder Cup’s first tee this week, there was something not quite right about the atmosphere as the opening shots were fired at Le Golf National.

Everything was in place, from the much-vaunted 6,000-seat wraparound grandstand that towered over the tee box to the colourful crowd and the interaction with the golfers as the heroes from Europe and the United States entered the arena.