GOLF fans were left creeped out by the new player graphics for the Ryder Cup.

The most prestigious tournament in golf kicked off early this morning at the Marco Simone Country Club, which is situated just outside of Rome.

Golf fans across the globe were up at the crack of coconuts for the first tee of the historic tournament, which Team USA will once again hope to triumph in.

But the player graphics being used by broadcasters quickly became the talk of golf Twitter.

The stars appear out of nowhere, and they then stare into the camera.

The creepy bit is how the players’ heads and eyes then follow the camera as it moves around the studio.

One tweeted: “These Ryder Cup holograms staring at me are kinda freaking me out.”

Another said: “Chalk this up in the terrifying unneeded hologram category.”

And another said: “Such creepy and unnecessary graphics but I kind of love it.”

One remarked: “The technology being used by Sky for their golfer graphics is on another level!”

One stunned golf fan even made a hilarious Star Wars quip to express their shock at the quality of the graphics.

They wrote: “Whoever decided we need the Emperor Palpatine Hologram introductions for the Ryder cup pairings needs to lose their job to AI.”

Team Europe were dominant in the morning’s foursomes, racing into a 4-0 lead over their American adversaries.

The shot of the morning was produced by Viktor Hovland, who produced a superb birdie on the first hole with an incredible chip on the fringe of the green.

The Norwegian said: “It wasn’t the most ideal spot, but I knew it was gettable and it’s just one of those things.

“You hit a good shot and it goes in and you just lose your s***. That was a good start we just kept the hammer down.

“[The crowd] was such a big difference compared to Whistling Straits.

“Normally I just keep my head down and play, but I’m trying to get the crowds going and just use them because they want you to play well and they want to support you.

“It was such a good start and we’re going to keep it going.”