Luke Donald said he "f**king loved" Rory McIlroy's Saturday night fervour as his European team crushed the United States by five points in the Ryder Cup in Rome.

Bryson DeChambeau suggested only "the Gods" know if his "bomb and gouge" strategy will yield a US Open win but Rory McIlroy may need some divine intervention to end his six-year major drought after crashing to a second-round 76 at a punishing Winged Foot.

The Open returns to Royal Portrush this year for only the second time since 1951. Peter Alliss played that year, but while he admits he doesn't remember much about it, having missed the cut comfortably, he believes this could go down as one of the most memorable championships of all time.