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One of the highlights of the 2018 Ryder Cup? Unquestionably the birth of #Moliwood.

The partnership of Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari proved to be utterly irresistible at Le Golf National.

Together, they combined for a maximum four points from four matches, with Open champ Molinari then going on to secure the Ryder Cup for Europe with a singles win over Phil Mickelson.

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In so doing, he became the first Euro and only the second player in the European era of the Ryder Cup to win five points out of five.

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The duo were unquestionably pivotal to the success of Thomas Bjorn’s team and their budding ‘bromance’ prompted some affectionate teasing on social media.

Their reply? This outstanding video.

https://twitter.com/RyderCupEurope/status/1046688393005060096

Bravo, lads.

Meanwhile, you would have expected the US team room to be a bit of a sombre environment following their heaviest Ryder Cup defeat since 2006.

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You might also have expected Phil Mickelson to keep a bit of a low profile after losing both of his matches.

Wrong.