Viktor Hovland admits the circumstances which led to him missing the final day of Europe's Ryder Cup victory at Bethpage Black, and US player Harris English being withdrawn due to the 'envelope rule', were "pretty upsetting."

A neck injury sustained during Saturday's foursomes in New York led to Hovland missing that afternoon's fourballs in New York and ultimately the Sunday singles, too.

Ryder Cup rules stipulate that the opposing team must nominate a player to sit out the singles in the event of an injury and the unfortunate golfer on this occasion was English, whose name had been put in an envelope by US captain Keegan Bradley.

Hovland and English subsequently took a half-point each.

The Norwegian said ahead of his return to action at the DP World India Championship in Delhi from Th

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