US captain Keegan Bradley looks across the sixth hole of Bethpage Black during a Ryder Cup practice round on Monday. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Farmingdale, New York —

Home advantage always counts for something in sport, but arguably it is most important in golf’s biennial Ryder Cup.

The American team hasn’t been able to win overseas since 1993, and no travelling team from Europe has won on foreign soil since their victory at Medinah in 2012. For Team Europe, three of their last four road trips have ended up with them being mauled by an average of 7 points. The team captains will do anything possible to help their team and for the event host, that can mean weaponizing the very golf course itself.

To the untrained eye, Ryder Cup golf courses might all look rather similar, but if

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