The 45th Ryder Cup will get underway on Friday as United States and Europe do battle at the fearsome Bethpage Black course on the outskirts of New York.

Europe are looking to defend the trophy that they lifted back in 2023, but history is not in their favour with no away team winning this event since they did so in 2012, pulling off what will forever be known as the 'Miracle of Medinah'.

The fact that such a tag has been placed on that triumph emphasises the difficulty of a visiting team winning on away territory, yet there is a feeling that this will be a battle between two well-matched teams spearheaded by Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald .

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the pros and cons of both teams, weighing up who has the best chance of adding their names to the histor

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