the 2016 us masters champion, danny willett.nner too at troon in the open, an astonishing final round from henrik stenson earned him the claretjug. in the women's british open, ariya jutanugarn became the first major champion from thailand, in fact this was a year of maiden major winners, dustinjohnson taking the us open and jimmy walker securing the pga. all this made for one of the most eagerly anticipated ryder cups in recent memory. raucous, emotionally charged, as we have come to expect, but, for europe, they could not quite live up to the expectation, a first us triumph since 2008. 2016 was full of success for sporting greats, but there's still only one who can lay claim to being the greatest. and this was the year we said goodbye. injune, muhammad ali died at the age of 74. we will not see his like again. boxing owes him a great debt. for british fighters it has been some year. they now have a glittering array of world champions. but tyson fury is no longer amongst them — his battles outside the ring continue. in formula