Relaxed Bjorn proving a good fit as Ryder Cup captain
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The captaincy of Europe's Ryder Cup team has taken Thomas Bjorn to places he never could have imagined.
To the Elysee Palace for breakfast with the French president. To Val d'Isere to hit some golf balls from a mountain top. To the home of a delusional fan in southern England.
He has lain awake in the middle of the night, weighing wild-card picks and strategy.
There've been countless media demands.
Flights to all corners of the globe to check out his players' form.
Bjorn is one of European golf's elder statesmen, inside the ropes and the boardroom. He still had not fully appreciated just how all-consuming the captain's role — something he has described as a "lifelong dream" — would be.