The Ryder Cup in pictures

Europe regained the Ryder Cup with an emphatic victory over the United States at Le Golf National near Paris.

Here we look at how the dramatic weekend unfolded in pictures.

Friday (Europe lead 5-3)

USA fans on the opening day of the Ryder Cup — United States fans had plenty to celebrate on the opening morning at Le Golf National (Gareth Fuller/PA)

European fans at the Ryder Cup — European fans donned Ian pouter, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia masks (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Rory McIlroy searches for his ball — Europe's early struggles were typified by McIlroy who needed help to search for a lost ball on the ninth hole (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Dustin Johnson battled hard as his side claimed the early advantage (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Ian Poulter — By the end of day one Poulter was celebrating after a whitewash in the foursomes gave Europe a 5-3 lead (Adam Davy/PA)

Patrick Reed was one of the few big names who performed well for the visitors, battling all weekend for the cause (David Davies/PA)

Saturday (Europe lead 10-6)

Tiger Woods was a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup and was always struggling on his way to a pointless weekend (Alastair Grant/AP)

Fans at the Ryder Cyp — Huge galleries followed the Europeans through the whole weekend of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National (Adam Davy/PA)

Jon Rahm was one of the success stories for Europe over the weekend (Gareth Fuller/PA)

A fan with a Donald Trump doll — US president Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance in an unusual place at the Ryder Cup (Adam Davy/PA)

Tommy Fleetwood, left, and Francesco Molinari — Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari's fruitful partnership continued to deliver points on day two (Adam Davy/PA)

Team Europe fans at the Ryder Cup — Colourful Team Europe fans made sure their players were well backed all through the weekend (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Sunday (Europe win 17.5-10.5)

Phil Mickelson had another Ryder Cup to forget as he ended the weekend without a point (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Tommy Fleetwood — Ryder Cup rookie Fleetwood was one of the first to get the party started (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Rory McIlroy — For McIlroy the welcoming arms of victory from the adoring European fans (David Davies/PA)

For winning captain Thomas Bjorn and his players the Ryder Cup trophy (Gareth Fuller/PA)

For losing captain Jim Furyk and his players a difficult press conference (Alastair Grant/AP)

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