The United States and Europe meet in the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at some numbers associated with the biennial contest.
1
Number of times Tiger Woods has been on the winning side in seven appearances.
26
Ryder Cups won by the United States. Europe/Great Britain & Ireland have won 13, with two contests having been tied.
5
Rookies in European team (Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Olesen).
3
Rookies in United States team (Tony Finau, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas).
12
This will be Phil Mickelson's 12th Ryder Cup, a US record. The 48-year-old has played in every contest since 1995 but needed a wild card for the first time this year.
20
Number of defeats suffered by Mickelson, a record he shares with US captain Jim Furyk.
46
Record number of Ryder Cup matches played by Nick Faldo, who also won a record 25 points.
22.5
Number of points earned to date by Sergio Garcia.
9
Europe's record margin of victory is nine points, achieved at Oakland Hills in 2004 and The K Club in 2006
15
Record margin of victory for the United States, in Houston, Texas, in 1967.
6
American Jimmy Demaret won all six matches in his Ryder Cup career (1947, 1949, 1951)
25
Years since the United States won on European soil, a 15-13 victory at The Belfry in 1993.
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