Do you expect me to talk? Or shall I just write it on a bit of paper?

As well as bearing the slightest of passing resemblances to Pierce Brosnan, Nick Faldo has been playing a game of James Bond at Valhalla. “I think they have got a couple of spies following us - and that’s okay,” American captain Paul Azinger said.

And international man of mystery Faldo was eager to keep up the game. “My spies are so secret I don’t even know who my spies are,” joked the Europe skipper. “Actually I’ve got dozens watching them.”