The American team are staying this week at the plush Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, where no expense has been spared in planning the team room. In fact a Miamibased company named Barton G, which specialises in theatrical sets, was hired to revamp the room to specifications.

For instance, pictures of past Ryder Cup teams were hung on the walls. And they also installed a state-of-the-art multi-media centre, including a jumbo-screen television and Nintendo, along with a ping-pong table.