Golf's rules state that a player is allowed time to reach the hole without "unreasonable delay" and then given 10 extra seconds to determine if the ball is at rest, with the player then assumed to have holed out with his next shot. Whistling Straits will be the longest Ryder Cup course in history, which should help the Americans considering eight of their team are in the top 50 for driving distance stats on the PGA Tour this year. Only three Europeans are. It's also expected that the rough will be shortened in a bid to help low scoring. "There are no friends in the ring. The guy across from you is trying to knock your head off. I'm trying to knock his head off." Australia were scheduled to host their inaugural Test against Afghanistan in Hobart from November 26 ahead of the Ashes series with England, which begins in Brisbane on December 8.