The first Oles! break out 57 minutes before dawn. From the top row of the grandstands behind No. 1 tee – it had taken 94 steps to get there -- Le Golf National is somewhere out there the darkness, the only light coming from the glow of huge scoreboards, the headlamps of scurrying carts, and the cell phones beginning to populate the stands.

Furyk splits dream team to create another

The 42nd playing of the Ryder Cup comes to Le Golf National in Paris, France for one of the most anticipated showdowns in Ryder Cup history between the U.S. and European teams.

The first golf tournament Tony Finau watched was the 1997 Masters. He was 7, and was hooked, by the color of Woods’ skin and by how cool he made the game look.

Ralph Lauren is outfitting the U.S. Ryder Cup team this week in Paris .

The Albatros Course at Le Golf National is the second European mainland site to host the Ryder Cup (Valderrama, 1997). The par 36-35--71 with three par 5s (Nos. 3, 9 and 14) tips at just 7,183 yards.

The 2018 Ryder Cup begins Friday at Le Golf National near Paris.