Forget shopping sprees and bar crawls, the Ryder Cup WAGs opt for a more civilised trip to the races at The Curragh

Captains' wives Melissa Lehman and Glendryth Woosnam set the fashion stakes for their teams

Diane Antonopoulos, Luke Donald's partner, attempts to get to grip with life on the other side of the lens

Paul Casey's girlfriend Jocelyn Hefner goes for a more simple point-and-click option

Laurae Westwood's husband Lee is a big racing fan but from the looks of it, he didn't pass on the winner of the 2.40.

Elin Woods, wife of Tiger, leaves The Curragh racecourse after what seems to have been an above-par day