Ryder Cup diary: McIlroy still a fan favourite in sight lines battle

Jostling for position was more widespread in the stands than on the leaderboard as beer vendors went about their noble task

Johnson’s underheated Americans drive poor Scottie Scheffler to tears

Never mind the hats spat, the US players were underpaid, underdressed and nowhere near prepared for the fight

‘I won’t change’: Jon Rahm blasts back at Brooks Koepka’s ‘childish’ jibe

Brooks Koepka called out Jon Rahm in the aftermath of a Friday afternoon match in the Ryder Cup

Brooks Koepka accuses Ryder Cup rival Jon Rahm of acting ‘like a child’

Luke Donald defended Jon Rahm after the US PGA champion Brooks Koepka appeared to accuse the Spaniard of behaving like a ‘child’

Jon Rahm taps into spirit of Seve to spark Europe’s Team Combustible

Yet again Europe’s miracle man delivered when his team needed him – though not everyone was impressed

US Ryder Cup hopes in Roman ruins after Europe make history on day one

Europe delivered a clean sweep in the foursomes then held the US in the fourballs to take a 6½–1½ lead after a thrilling first day at Marco Simone

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