A wild to-and-fro opening day included a session whitewash, a hole-in-one, a dramatic shank, and a determined afternoon fightback by the hosts. Scott Murray was watching
The Solheim and Ryder Cup are being played in Europe in consecutive weeks for the first time but without any promotion while England’s Georgia Hall said: ‘We are very confident going into this’
Luke Donald, Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, has compared the ‘special’ talent of Ludvig Åberg to that of an emerging Rory McIlroy after his wildcard selection
The explosion of sports betting in US represents a rising threat with the PGA Tour needing to fiercely protect integrity of competition for the players
‘We’re all for people out here having a good time … as long as they don’t feel like they can influence the outcome,’ said McIlroy on the rise of sports betting