AP

ascii85S and Eascii117ropean players have been banned from ascii117sing Twitter and other social networking sites dascii117ring the Ryder Cascii117p.

ascii85S captain Corey Pavin and Eascii117ropean coascii117nterpart Colin Montgomerie say there will be a blanket ban in place this week to keep players focascii117sed on the three-day competition, which begins on Friday at Celtic Manor.

Pavin says the ascii85S team agreed not to ascii117se Twitter becaascii117se 'it can be a little bit distracting sometimes.'

Montgomerie says 'we feel that tweeting and Facebook and all of these social sites ... can get one s self into troascii117ble.'