Team USA captain Keegan Bradley and Team Europe captain Luke Donald attend a news conference together Monday ahead of the Ryder Cup. David Davies/PA Images/Getty Images Farmingdale, New York —

Don’t sweat the small stuff, they say, but in the Ryder Cup it’s the smallest things that could make the biggest difference.

The biennial golf competition between Europe and the United States has grown into one of the most high-pressured events in all of sport, and successful team captains have learned that to be competitive, everything counts.

From the clothing to the team room decor, the strategy and the speeches, no detail is overlooked.

In 2010, Europe’s captain Colin Montgomerie decided that the five-foot beds in the Celtic Manor hotel weren’t big enough, so he ordered replacements th

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