The foursomes is arguably the format that most accurately tells us where a Ryder Cup team are at in terms of mood and form, writes golf correspondent Iain Carter.

The foursomes is arguably the format that most accurately tells us where a Ryder Cup team are at in terms of mood and form, writes golf correspondent Iain Carter.

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.

Ryder Cup legends Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin and Justin Rose tell BBC Sport why and how Europe can win at Bethpage.