The Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony is usually the end of the anticipation, with the announcement of the pairings for the opening session at its conclusion signalling the finish of the build-up. This year, with the showpiece brought forward 24 hours due to weather concerns, that crescendo was missing but the pomp, the spectacle and noise was all there.

Tommy Fleetwood ended his long wait for a first PGA TOUR title with an emotional victory at the TOUR Championship to claim the FedEx Cup. The Englishman, who was making his 164th start on the American-based circuit, put the memories of a host of near-misses behind him in style at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.