so in came gareth southgate, england's third manager in as many matches for england. and as the football association continued to recover, above them, fifa were trying to start afresh with a new man in charge of rescuing the damaged reputation of the organisation. danny willett was not even supposed to be at the us 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 royal troon in the open championship, an astonishing final round from henrik stenson earned him the claretjug. in the woman's british open, thailand's first major champion. this was a year of maiden major winners, dustin johnson taking the us open andjimmy walker securing the pga. all this made for one of the most eagerly anticipated ryder cups in recent memory. raucous, emotionally charged, as we have come to expe