FARMINGDALE, New York :Europe's Ryder Cup team can expect a familiar chorus at Bethpage Black this year as the usual crowd of blue-and-gold-clad fans return to the United States with a song in their heart.

The Europeans slogged through a dreadful 2021 campaign at Whistling Straits, the last time the Ryder Cup was hosted in the U.S., with COVID-19 travel restrictions keeping the usual army of European fans at home as their team slumped to defeat.

While the American fans will almost certainly outnumber the Europeans on rowdy Long Island, a sizeable away crowd of flag-waving visitors made themselves known at Wednesday's Opening Ceremony, in a welcome preview for the holders.

"They were pretty good last night at the Opening Ceremony to be honest," said Shane Lowry, competing in his third Ry

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