2010 Ryder Cup Sunday Open Thread
/Sorry I didn't get this up sooner so that we could discuss NBC's broadcast of commercial breaks broken up by intermittent moments of golf.
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
It's Almost As If NBC Wants To Finish On Monday!
/A few readers emailed to ask me about Sunday morning's television times in the U.S. and since NBC doesn't sound out press releases updating folks on this, I looked to their own site and noticed they have done their best to jinx Sunday's play:
Read More"Who are you, who are you?"
/John Huggan looks at the future well-being of the Ryder Cup and says it faces major issues due in part to the PGA Tour's apathy toward the event. Therefore, he notes the presence of a certain man all week on the first tee. Huggan calls it hypocrisy, I think that's strong. More like stunning audacity.
Read More2010 Ryder Cup Day Two AFTERNOON Open Thread
/The matches, with the U.S. leading 6-4:
FOURSOMES:
10:45 a.m. – Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, U.S., vs. Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, Europe.
10:57 a.m. – Zach Johnson and Hunter Mahan, U.S., vs. Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, Europe.
FOURBALLS:
11:09 a.m. – Jim Furyk and Dustin Johnson, U.S., vs. Padraig Harrington and Ross Fisher, Europe.
11:24 a.m. – Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton, U.S., vs. Peter Hanson and Miguel Angel Jimenez, Europe.
11:39 a.m. – Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar, U.S., vs. Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari, Europe.
11:54 a.m. – Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler, U.S., vs. Ian Poulter and Martin Kaymer, Europe.
Cink's Lunch Break Proves Slow Play Policy Is On Hold
/Stewart Cink's sandwich break prior to his huge birdie putt on 17 of the morning foursome match against McIlroy-McDowell appeared to be a blatant slow play move and confirmation that the Captain's agreed-upon slow play policy was a farce.
Read More2010 Ryder Cup Day Two Open Thread
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I'll be resting comfortably when play (hopefully) resumes on Saturday, also known as Purple Cardigan Saturday for the U.S. team!
It's going to be a long day so pace yourselves, but night owls and early risers, I do expect to rise at 5 a.m. Pacific time to the sounds of Dan, Johnny and many updates on the completion of session one!
A Few Day One Ryder Cup Ledes
/Doug Ferguson for AP:
Only in the Ryder Cup can so little golf produce so much drama.
Larry Dorman for the New York Times:
Once the rain stopped falling, after a 24-hour downpour that would have drowned most golf events, putts started falling at Celtic Manor and the 38th Ryder Cup sprang to life on Friday — before taking t
Leakage And Rain Gear
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Look, they should have had Gore-Tex no matter how wretched the company may be. But I got to thinking tonight in watching some of the action again: have you ever seen a rainsuit that had a bunch of stripes, lettering and other stitching? Why of course not because that might compromise the thing.Reason 491 Why Players Hate The Ryder Cup Opening Ceremonies**
/Viral emails like this...anyone know where the photo came from and who took it? I'm sure it was an accident that the focus centered on the players instead of the performer!
Read More"Blame it on the FedEx Cup!"
/Bob Harig on the reason we're playing in October in Wales.
Read More2008 Faldo Flashback: "See you at Celtic Manor in two years and remember to bring your waterproofs."
/Oh how the archives can be so, so informative. From The Times:
Read MoreWarning: Nauseating Details On WAG Swag
/Stephanie Wei tells us what the wives, girlfriend, future alimony recipients and other assorted life partners are giving each other at the Ryder Cup. I'm sure Elin really misses this.
