Ryder Cup 2023: Europe 6½-1½ USA – day one, as it happened

Luke Donald’s team whitewashed the holders in the morning, then snatched a couple of halves to increase their lead late in the afternoon, on a dramatic day at Marco Simone. Scott Murray was watching.

Hovland and Åberg are Europe’s odd couple in Scandinavian buddy movie

Norway’s Viktor Hovland got the crowds and team going with a brilliant early birdie and he and his Swedish partner never looked back

Froth and hysteria add to myth of the dreaded opening shot at Ryder Cup

The circus of the 1st tee on the first morning offers great theatre but modern players are capable of taking it all in their stride

Ryder Cup diary: caddies feel the heat and sweary Hovland drops Sky in it

Europe’s caddies were baking at the opening ceremony and Gareth Bale needed rescuing from a bunker

Johnson’s US team aim to break mould and echo in Ryder Cup eternity

The holders can boast seven major winners in their side but it’s been 30 years since they won a contest on European soil

Luke Donald tells ‘fearless’ Europe to write their own Ryder Cup history

Luke Donald has backed the ‘fiery’ pair Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to form a strong opening partnership in the Ryder Cup

Welcome to the Ryder Cup: pumping music and incoherent speeches

Spectators started singing Sweet Caroline but there was no place for spontaneity at the cliche-ridden opening ceremony

Despite McIlroy’s barb, Europe’s trio of outcasts leave Ryder Cup void

LIV rebels deserve to have their past contributions recognised, even if wounds from golf’s civil war still linger

Ryder Cup diary: Hovland hits hole in one to match gala’s coconut dessert

Elsewhere, Europe’s youngsters claim first blood on the course while Italy’s transport unions are dealt a blow off it

Ryder Cup in the Eternal City: will it be a gamechanger for golf in Italy?

While the US and Europe fight it out on the course, there will also be a battle for hearts and minds in a country where golf is rarely in the headlines

Walking riddle Brooks Koepka brings much-needed edge to Ryder Cup

While far from universally loved, the American is a guaranteed attention-grabber in a sport which finds itself in turmoil

On the Ryder Cup tee: Novak Djokovic, Gareth Bale and a YouTuber

The All-Star match is a chance for golf to tap its dedicated celebrity following and fans’ insatiable thirst for content

Ryder Cup diary: MacIntyre talks shinty while Hatton turns the air blue

The Scottish left-hander said he loves to sing in the shower while Shane Lowry has already found out to his cost how good Ludvig Åberg is

McIlroy’s LIV dig: Westwood and Poulter will miss us more than we miss them

Rory McIlroy has taken a swipe at European LIV rebels by insisting Sergio García, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood will rue missing the Ryder Cup

Caddie Billy Foster: ‘The Ryder Cup makes the majors look like monthly medals’

Preparing for a record 15th edition in Rome, the Yorkshireman talks Darren Clarke, Seve Ballesteros and the absence of Lee Westwood