Captain And The Captainess Not Happy With Sun Mountain!

In Tim Rosaforte's Golf World Monday column, Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin reminds us of his epic media savvy by refusing to let the rain gear incident die.

Pavin's digging in on the subject the way he dug in on Jim Gray at the PGA Championship. "I've tried to go the high road," Pavin said. "But Sun Mountain kind of threw us under the bus [in an interview with the Associated Press], and that's what bothers me."

I remember reading the Doug Ferguson story in question and not posting it here because Reimer's comments seemed consistent with his past remarks, which vindicated the Pavin design as the culprit for the jackets failing.

But I suppose it's this last remark that had the Captainess barking in the Captain's ear!

As it has done for nearly 40 years, Reimers said Sun Mountain will try to make improvements. It is in the running to supply the U.S. Presidents Cup team with rain gear, as it did in 2009. He said the PGA Tour already has asked for samples.

Rest assured, they will not look like the ones in Wales. Reimers said Lisa Pavin, the wife of U.S. captain Corey Pavin, wanted a retro look and was responsible for the design. For the Presidents Cup, he is providing a more conservative look with a small amount of color to accent the garment.

"But no names," he said. "And no stripes."

Now, he is not saying the design caused the suit to fail in any way. He is, however, suggesting that the Captainesses aesthetic concept is not in the cards. Not a big deal. Unless you are married to the designer!