so in came gareth southgate, the third manager in as many matches for england. and as the football association continues to recover, above them, fifa were trying to start afresh with gianni infantino the new man charged with rescuing the damaged reputation of the organisation. danny willett was not even supposed to be at the masters, let alone win it, but the early arrival of his baby son allowed him to take part. his round finished, he watched on from the clubhouse asjordan spieth collapsed. a quick call to tell his new family that he would be bringing home a very special souvenir. the 2016 us masters champion, danny willett. there was a first major winner too at troon in the open, an astonishing final round from henrik stenson earned him the claretjug. in the women's british open, ariya jutanugarn became the first major champion from thailand, in fact this was a year of maiden major winners, dustinjohnson taking the us open and jimmy walker securing the pga. all this made for one of the most eagerly anticipated ryder cups in recent memory. raucous, emotionally