Watson weathers American storm

Sally Watson ends up unbeaten for Great Britain and Ireland after the first day but the US are in control at St Andrews

McIlroy hands Lucquin maiden victory

The Northern Irishman fails to become the third-youngest winner on European Tour, losing the Omega European Masters in a play-off

Spike Bar: Expect Azinger to unveil Woods

John Hopkins predicts the US Ryder Cup captain will make use of the world No 1's expertise in some capacity during the event

Wolstenholme: the oldest swinger on Tour

Eccentric englishman succumbs to the financial realities of playing as an amateur and joins sport's paid ranks at 48

Azinger names inexperienced team

The US captain has controversially chosen three rookies to compete for the biennial Ryder Cup at Valhalla, Kentucky

Sam Torrance: Nick Faldo needs more support

Scotsman expresses concern that the European Ryder Cup captain is taking so much responsibility on himself

Azinger names Ryder Cup captain's picks

United States captain has awarded wild cards to Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan, JB Holmes and Chad Campbell

Europe veterans go easy on Faldo

Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke put on a brave face after being snubbed for a wild-card place in the Ryder Cup

Friends given chance to slip into old routine

Nick Faldo gives Ian Poulter and Paul Casey the nod as his wild-card picks for the Europe Ryder Cup team

Faldo stands by his man as Clarke is cast out

Ulsterman's cup run brought to an end, but discarding a potent partnership with Lee Westwood is already causing questions

Ryder Cup pen pictures

Meet the 12 golfers who Nick Faldo hopes can retain the Ryder Cup for Europe in Kentucky next month

Poulter and Casey make Ryder Cup team

Nick Faldo has chosen the two young Englishmen to face US, but there is no place for Darren Clarke or Colin Montgomerie

Wilson claims Ryder Cup place

Wilson will make his cup debut at Valhala after he Justin Rose and Soren Hansen claimed the final three automatic places

Irish eyes are smiling

Irish golfer Graeme McDowell can’t wait to play in front of a boisterous American Ryder Cup crowd.

Battling Oliver Wilson close to Ryder dream

The race to make Europe’s Ryder Cup team reaches its long-awaited climax in today’s final round at Gleneagles

Poulter's unbelievable decision

Ian Poulter’s decision not to play at Gleneagles simply defies belief, and it may have cost him the chance of a wild card

Wilson on the brink

Ollie Wilson played like a Ryder Cup player-in-waiting today - but Nick Dougherty is not ready to stop hunting him

Poulter in war of words with Montgomerie

The British pair continue to snipe at each other from opposite sides of the Atlantic as Ryder Cup race hots up

Poulter kept in dark over team place

Englishman furious over reports that selection as a Ryder Cup wild-card has already been promised to him by Nick Faldo

Wilson finds the going tough at Gleneagles

Englishman lying in the tenth and final qualifying position for Ryder Cup team hits a three-over-par round of 76 in the morning