Pragmatic Thomas Bjorn cools Ryder Cup expectations

From the euphoria of an afternoon clean sweep, Team Europe will wipe the slate clean this morning as they look to build on their 5-3 overnight lead at the Ryder Cup by turning the tables on a dominant American fourballs line-up.

There was understandable and deserved ecstasy for the Europeans at Le Golf National yesterday evening after Thomas Bjorn’s team delivered a first clean sweep in the foursomes since the continent Great Britain and Ireland against the United States in 1979.