Photos from the first day of competition in the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland.
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Photos from the first day of competition in the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland.
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Team Europe fans show their support during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Europe team captain Paul McGinley and Europe team vice captain Des Smyth greet fans during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Team USA fans show their support during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: USA Junior Ryder Cup member Sierra Brooks shows her support during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Rose of Europe looks on from the 1st tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Webb Simpson (L) of the United States hits the opening tee shot with Bubba Watson during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Bubba Watson of the United States gives the thumbs up on the 1st tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rickie Fowler of the United States plays from a bunker on the 1st hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Bubba Watson of Team US tees off on on the first hole during the first day of the Ryder Cup at the Gleneagles golf course in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Thomas Bjorn of Europe watches a shot on the 1st hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: A deer runs down the fairway during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Webb Simpson of the United States plays from a bunker on the 2nd hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Ian Poulter of Europe tees off from the 1st hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia (L) and Rory McIlroy of Europe wave to the crowd as they walk towards the 1st tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Rose of Europe points in the direction of his tee shot on the 2nd hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
US Team Captain Tom Watson arrives on the first tee during the first day of the Ryder Cup at the Gleneagles golf course in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Martin Kaymer of Europe plays out of a bunker on the 2nd hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Jimmy Walker of the United States plays his 2nd shot on the 2nd hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Webb Simpson and Bubba Watson of the United States line up a putt on the 2nd green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Keegan Bradley of the United States hits his tee shot on the 1st hole with Phil Mickelson of the United States during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Jamie Donaldson of Europe keep warm on the 1st tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Basketball player Michael Jordan of the United States watches during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Team USA fans show their support during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson (L) of the United States talks with captain Tom Watson on the 6th tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson of the United States watches his shot out of the crowd on three during the fourball matches for the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images Europe)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson of the United States hits a shot out of the bunker on three during the fourball matches for the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images Europe)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia of Europe chips in from a bunker on the 4th hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Sergio Garcia of Spain collects his ball after holing the fourth from a bunker during the fourball matches at the Gleneagles golf course in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rory McIlroy congratulates Sergio Garcia after he chips from the bunker into the hole on the 4th during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia of Europe celebrates after he chipped in from a bunker on the 4th hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Team Europe fans show their support during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rory McIlroy (L) and Sergio Garcia of Europe celebrate a putt on the 14th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia of Europe reacts on the 4th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson of USA tee’s off at the 5th during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Europe team captain Paul McGinley keeps warm during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Vice Captain of Team Europe Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain watches the action during the fourball golf matches at Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Jimmy Walker of the United States celebrates after chipping in from the bunker on the 9th hole during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson (R) of the United States celebrate a putt on the 16th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Thomas Bjorn of Europe celebrates a putt on the 15th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Martin Kaymer of Europe reacts to a putt on the 11th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed of the United States hug after their round during the fourball matches for the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images Europe)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Ian Poulter of Europe lines up a putt on the 13th green during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy (R) of Northern Ireland congratulates Sergio Garcia of Spain after he holes a putt on the14th green during the fourball matches at the Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Keegan Bradley of Team US celebrates winning the hole on the 16th during the fourball matches at the Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Keegan Bradley of Team US celebrates winning the hole on the 16th during the fourball matches at the Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson of the United States celebrates victory with United States team captain Tom Watson after the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Spectators watch the action on the eighteenth green during the foursomes golf matches at Gleneagles in Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Jamie Donaldson (L) and Lee Westwood of Europe celebrate as they leave the 12th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Rose of Europe gestures after sinking a putt on the 11th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Rose of Europe celebrates after sinking a putt on the 11th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Justin Rose of Europe celebrates after sinking a putt on the 11th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Victor Dubuisson of Europe leads the way across the 7th green with partner Graeme McDowell during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Lee Westwood of Europe celebrates a birdie on the 6th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Phil Mickelson of the United States watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Keegan Bradley of the United States looks on after playing from a bunker on the 8th hole during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Team Europe’s Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates with Rory McIlroy (R) of Northern Ireland after making a birdie putt on the 6th green during the foursomes matches at Gleneagles in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia of Europe plays his third shot on the 9th hole during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Team Europe’s Jamie Donaldson of Wales (R) and Lee Westwood of England (L) shake hands with Jim Furyk (2nd L) and Matt Kuchar (partiallay concealed) of Team US as they celebrate on the 18th green winning their foursome afternoon match on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Gleneagles Hotel in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Lee Westwood (L) and Jamie Donaldson of Europe celebrate victory watched by Europe team captain Paul McGinley during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Team Europe’s Jamie Donaldson of Wales (L) and Lee Westwood of England celebrates on the 18th green winning their foursome afternoon match against Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar of Team US on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Gleneagles Hotel in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: (L-R) Susanne Jimenez, Michael Jordan and Miguel Angel Jimenez pose on the first tee during the Morning Fourballs of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Sergio Garcia of Spain hits out of the rough on the ninth hole during the foursome golf matches at Gleneagles in Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Teammates Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Justin Rose of England hug it out after winning their round during the foursome matches for the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images Europe)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rory McIlroy (R) of Europe celebrates a putt with Sergio Garcia of Europe on the 17th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Sergio Garcia of Europe celebrates his approach shot to the 18th green during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Rickie Fowler of Team US (L) shakes hands with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 18th green at the end of their halved foursome afternoon match on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Gleneagles Hotel in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy and third-rated Sergio Garcia took the last two holes to rally and halve with Americans Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler in a Ryder Cup foursomes match. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rory McIlroy of Europe throws his ball into the crowd after halving his match during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Team Europe’s Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts on the 18th green at the end of his foursome afternoon match with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the first day of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Gleneagles Hotel in Gleneagles, Scotland, on September 26, 2014. Top-ranked Rory McIlroy and third-rated Sergio Garcia took the last two holes to rally and halve with Americans Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler in a Ryder Cup foursomes match. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Graeme McDowell of Europe celebrates victory on the 16th hole during the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (R) and Victor Dubuisson of France celebrate after beating the US 3 & 2 during the foursome golf matches at Gleneagles in Scotland, on September 26, 2014, during the 2014 Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the USA. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Rory McIlroy of Europe puts his arm around Sergio Garcia of Europe as they talk during a press conference after the Afternoon Foursomes of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 26, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)