CHASKA, Minn. - Mark James played in the Ryder Cup seven times and captained the European side at Brookline in 1999. Here, the honorary life member of the European Tour gives his views on the 41st edition of the competition in the first of his columns on the contest in Minnesota.Danny Willetts brother should be ashamed of himself today after the absolutely horrible comments he made about fans of Americas Ryder Cup team.I dont know how much time Pete Willett has spent in the U.S., but the crowds here are not so different to the ones in Britain. Theyre just a bit louder.Reading what he had published appalled me, and to do what he has was simply madness. Even if you think what he appeared to, which would be utterly ridiculous, it was insane to say it a couple of days before his brother and 11 teammates are to compete against the American team.I cant help but feel sorry for Darren Clarke, and I hope that Danny is not singled out by the crowd as a result of the comments -- they were certainly inviting that.Having someone say such stupid things was the last thing anybody needed -- and was just the sort of curveball a captain dreads.At the very least, the comments were an embarrassment for Danny, but they could have consequences for the team as a whole. If you get on the wrong side of the fans in the Ryder Cup it definitely has an impact.The blog emerged a couple of days before the start of the matches, too, which is plenty of time for ripostes to start flying about and feelings to get very heated.The last thing we want is for things to turn unpleasant at Hazeltine. They havent at the Ryder Cup since I was captain, at Brookline, but these sort of comments dont help.I hope there wont be a repeat of those infamous 1999 scenes. In the editions since they have improved security and thrown out the odd person who has caused a problem, but if you rile people so much that large groups are having a go at the players, you cant eject them all.At Brookline, I made it very clear to the European players at the start of the week that the crowds there could be volatile. I told them to sign every autograph and be really nice to the fans. It didnt do us any good but I think Darren -- whos said how good the U.S. fans have been to the European team up until the comments -- will have been thinking along similar lines.The Pete Willett furore was really bad news for Clarke, and everybody -- players and caddies -- is going to have to be extremely careful what they say now. Its vital they do everything they can to try to stay on the right side of the supporters and opposing players.If I was in Darrens position Id be on a charm offensive on every front, really stepping up that side of things.Have Pete Willetts comments wrecked Europes chances? I wouldnt go as far as to say that. Itll still be a competitive match, but you just dont need these sort of things going on.It was going to be hard enough already. Any team with six rookies in it was going to face some serious questions. The first day-and-a-half had looked set to be a bit hairy for Team Europe before that ridiculous blog.The pressure that players making their Ryder Cup debuts feel is great enough, but Pete Willetts comments can only add to it -- and his brother is one of the new boys.The Americans look really strong, too. Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth are both brilliant players and will be key to their prospects. They both have presence and charisma, and the benefits of youth. Davis Love III will be hoping they spearhead the team.Dustin Johnson has played phenomenally this year, too, and Brooks Koepka looks pretty tidy for a rookie. Rickie Fowler and Zach Johnson could be the weak links that Europe can exploit.But it could be a bit hairy for Europe for the first day-and-a-half and they need to hang in there and find their feet. If they can then adapt, and play with the teams usual heart and instinct, they could start to apply pressure on Saturday afternoon and then in the singles.It should be a fascinating contest -- we just have to hope it is the play we end up talking about, not the fans and some stupid comments from someone outside the team.Mark James was talking to Leo SpallBobby Bradley Indians Jersey . It was hard for Luck to pull off another comeback, or even get into the end zone, while standing on the sideline. 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The green was redesigned as part of a $3.5 million course renovation project this year and the front left pin placement was new.Loupe and Taylor went out early, when relatively soft greens and little wind helped the scoring.Taylor, the 40-year-old who won for the first time since 2005 at Pebble Beach this year, strung together five consecutive birdies starting on the 12th hole and shot a 30 on the back nine.Loupe, who at 27 is looking for his first PGA Tour win, had seven birdies and a bogey on the day. He pulled into a tie for the lead after a 128-yard approach shot on 18 gave him a 2-foot birdie putt.Jon Rahm, the 21-year-old Spaniard who turned pro in June, eagled the par-5 13th hole and was a stroke back along with Ben Martin and Marc Leishman.Ninety-three players shot par or better, including U.S. Olympians Bubba Watson (67), Matt Kuchar (69), and Patrick Reed (70). They are playing the first two rounds as a trio, and fans stood four and five deep at times to watch them, chanting USA! USA! as they arrived at the 18th tee. Watson won at TPC River Highlands in 2010 and 2015.PAUL LAWRIE MATCH PLAYNORTH BERWICK, Scotland -- Englishmen Chris Wood and Matt Fitzpatrick won their first-round matches in the Paul Lawrie Match Play as they loook to lock up their first Europes Ryder Cup spots.ddddddddddddWood beat Australias Brett Rumford 4 and 3, and Fitzpatrick raced to a 6-up lead after nine holes before closing out Denmarks Thomas Bjorn 4 and 3.Wood is the top-seeded player at Archerfield and, like Fitzpatrick, currently occupies a spot on the European team for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine next month in Minnesota. Tournament host Paul Lawrie also advanced to the last 32, beating Denmarks Lucas Bjerregaard 4 and 2.In a change, the European Tour said the round of 32 and the round of 16 will both take place Friday because of severe wind forecast for Sunday.U.S. WOMENS AMATEURSPRINGFIELD, Pa. -- South Koreas Eun Jeong Seong and Italys Virginia Elena Carta each won two matches in the U.S. Womens Amateur to keep alive their bids for rare season sweeps.The 16-year-old Seong is trying to become the first player to win the event and U.S. Girls Junior in the same season, and the 19-year-old Carta is attempting to become the second player to win the tournament and NCAA individual title in the same year.Seong beat Thailands Chakansim (Fai) Khamborn 5 and 4 in the morning in the round of 32 at Rolling Green, and topped fellow South Korean player Hye-Jin Choi 6 and 5 in the afternoon round of 16.Seong will face 17-year-old Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, California, in a rematch of her victory last month in the U.S. Girls Junior final at Ridgewood in Paramus, New Jersey. Lee beat Robynn Ree of Redondo Beach, California, 6 and 4 in the round of 16.Carta, the NCAA individual champion as a Duke freshman in May, beat Jessica Porvasnik of Hinckley, Ohio, 3 and 2 in the round of 16, She will face Puerto Ricos Maria Torres. ' ' '