From the first tee onward at Bethpage Black, Europe's morning stars shone brightly and staked their squad to a 3-1 Ryder Cup lead over the Americans.

On the eve of a Ryder Cup the U.S. team badly needs to win, Bryson DeChambeau with his superhero stylings and overt intensity is its X factor.

Every orchestra needs a conductor, every pack needs an alpha wolf. At Bethpage Black the European Ryder Cup team needs a leader and it has one. His name is Rory McIlroy.

Controversies at the Ryder Cup are nothing new, but the Americans' pay-for-play arrangement debuting at Bethpage hasn't generated much outcry.

Bethpage Black was quiet enough on Monday, but it soon will give way to quite another atmosphere for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Amateur, No. 63 seed Ian Davis delivered an upset in the round of 64 after surviving a playoff to qualify. He is the latest 63rd seed to enjoy USGA success.

Read how Seve Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam changed the face of the Ryder Cup.

For the extended moment – at least until this Ryder Cup officially begins on the first tee at 7:10 a.m. Friday – there are still no answers, only questions. Read Green In Regulation for more.

If captain Keegan Bradley is to be believed, the members of the U.S. Ryder Cup team sound like they are becoming a band of brothers as the matches against Europe at Bethpage Black approach.

Bethpage Black, site of next week's Ryder Cup, is famous for it's allure far beyond Farmingdale, New York. So much so, that some wait in the parking lot for days to play. Our intrepid reporter was one ...