FARMINGDALE, New York :Heightened security measures and bumper-to-bumper traffic greeted fans on the first day of Ryder Cup competition at Bethpage Black on Friday, where U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit.

Traffic choked the roadways around the sprawling Long Island venue, where legions of fans shuffled in long before the sun was up to catch sight of twice major winner Jon Rahm teeing off for Team Europe.

After getting through the front gates, ticketholders navigated through another layer of security, with a row of metal detectors provided by the Transportation Security Administration and Secret Service standing between them and the first tee.

Secret Service advised fans that it would take them roughly 10 to 15 minutes to get through the line, minutes before play began, a

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