It didn’t take long for the Ryder Cup banter to begin.

The hostile home crowd greeted Team Europe at the opening tee in the only way they knew how on such a momentous occasion.

The decibel levels were ramped up when Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau got off to a solid start in the foursomes against Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton.

But as is often the case, a bit of magic on course can quickly quieten things the most raucous of crowds.

And what better way to hit back at your bitter rivals with a chant from the football terraces.

A bright start for the Americans was quickly snuffed out by their European counterparts with the pairings of Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick going up quickly.

What was the cheeky chant aimed at Team USA fans?

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