Lack of European fans will magnify US team’s home advantage at Ryder Cup | Ewan Murray

Ban on travellers from Europe stacks the odds even further in favour of Steve Stricker's team at Whistling Straits

The vast array of superlatives attached to the Ryder Cup ignore the recent propensity for predictable outcomes. Since Europe trounced the United States in Michigan, 17 years ago, there has been just a single away victory. When that transpired, at Medinah, we all saw fit to brand it a miracle". The past three Ryder Cups have been won by the length of a par five.

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