The Donald detail: 'We won't need to change the bed linen at Adare Manor', cracks Shane Lowry

'The doors to our hotel rooms had a big crack that let in light. We brought things that covered the light. We put different shampoos that had a better smell'

GOLDEN MOMENTS: The Ryder Cup trophy is seen during a press conference as captain Luke Donald details how it was won for Europe. Pic: Carl Recine/Getty Images

BACK-TO-back Ryder Cup winning captain Luke Donald had revealed some of the detail that his management team brought to European success in New York – right down to changing the shampoos and bed linen in the players’ New York hotel rooms.

At their post win media conference at Bethpage Sunday night, Donald spoke of how he had totally immersed himself in the captain’s role.