It has always been said that golf is a gentleman's sport and European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald has certainly lent a hand to his American counterpart in case he ends up being a

"Keegan can only change the overarching contract with Luke and Ryder Cup Europe's approval," a source told Telegraph Sport. "The contract between the teams includes things like how many vice-captains a team can have, etc. That is used year on year and captains rarely change that. But Keegan went to Luke with this clause and Luke generously agreed."