Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Luke Donald, said the crowd could be hostile to the Team USA players over their decision to accept payment

Europe’s captain suggests mutiny could be in air among New York crowd if hosts fail to get off to fast start on Friday

Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Luke Donald, said the crowd could be hostile to the Team USA players over their decision to accept payment

After all the talk of a Bethpage "bearpit" in the build-up to this week's Ryder Cup, Monday's opening exchanges between the captains in New York could not have been more cuddly.

Luke Donald can trumpet his side playing for love and glory while the hosts duck questions over their $500,000 each