2010 Ryder Cup

[mcfc_nick]

phil looks cool...............not

[billysandy]

Thanks FedEx, your crappy broken playoff series has pushed the Ryder Cup till October, - What did you expect?

[mcfc_nick]

looks like yous lot can all get to bed

[Tiger Spuds]

Who's idea was it to play this in Wales?

[Comeback City]

ESPN's reporting this:

I'm hearing that the PGA of America is going to the merchandise tent to buy new rainsuits for all players and caddies.

And also they are Sun Mountain rainsuits..

[8.5_Drive]

ESPN's reporting this:

the ones that are leaking are sun mountain? HAHA.

[billysandy]

Who's idea was it to play this in Wales?

Weather wouldn't have been this way if the stupid broken fedex cup wasn't taking up the whole of sept, the common slot for the ryder cup

[Lefty-Golfer]

You seem to forget that the "WAR BY THE SHORE" was started in the UK by the tabloids. The americans just reversed the humor and ran with it. Pavin is not the devil that you make him out to be.

Thank-you....but it is better and easier to just blame the ugly americans...don't let the facts get in the way!!

[breakout89]

I'm glad I stayed up all night to watch a rain delay...

[jcorfive]

ESPN's reporting this:

The ones with the white stripes around the arms/leg and at the pockets? They should be replaced IMO. I think those look terrible.

[Comeback City]

more from ESPN's Jason Sobel...

Just received confirmation that the U.S. team has been given new rainsuits. Straight from the merchadise tent with the 2010 Ryder Cup logo.

That's unbelievable...Why didn't they change them after playing the practice rounds..

[JWL1957]

I'm glad I stayed up all night to watch a rain delay...

My 3 Labs always wake me up right to ge pee right about the starting time. LOL

[ctyankee]

more from ESPN's Jason Sobel...

Agreed. I guess Pavin and his lieutenants were too busy sweating out those 4 Captain Picks to have time to check to see if the equipment was up to snuff. Not that buying rain gear from a group called Sun Mountain should raise an eyebrow or two. Not to mention they are fugly. Additionally the size of the lettering of the names of the U.S. players on the back is more appropriate for a boxer's warmup gear than golf. To add on to the embarrassment the U.S. bought replacements from a European manufacturer. I wonder what the guy in charge of product design at Sun Mountain will be doing after he updates his resume ... I don't know who made the golf bags but ESPN commented that they were not remotely waterproof either.

Article: NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — The Americans have scrapped their rain suits at the Ryder Cup because they were all wet. PGA of America spokesman Julius Mason said Friday that officials went to the merchandise tent during the rain delay at Celtic Manor and snatched up as many suits as they could find. The rain gear ordered by U.S. captain Corey Pavin was made by Sun Mountain. Mason says team officials were disappointed with how they worked, and bought new ones made by ProQuip. Mason says there were only enough for the players and caddies. The new suits have only a Ryder Cup logo, without any special markings for a U.S. uniform. Read more: RN-T.com - US team has to buy new rain gear at Ryder Cup

[breakout89]

My 3 Labs always wake me up right to ge pee right about the starting time. LOL

haha I was pulling an all-nighter for a Bio test anyways, so I would've been up regardless.

Sorry about the double post, but did I just here these ESPN commentators right? Did they just say that if they can't get all the matches in by Monday then they just wont finish? I'm confused and a little upset if this is true.

[hurley9192]

yes...

If the Ryder Cup is still ongoing at 6:43pm, the competition will end and the score will stand as-is. All completed matches count, and any incomplete matches still on the course will be halved. And that has nightmare written all over it.

[sean_miller]

Who's covering the Viking classic this weekend? It would be nice to actually watch some golf this weekend.

[imtomtomim]

I apologize for this post but I feel like I need to vent out about Pavin.

The guy has done everything possible to draw attention, much of it in a rather negative way. It all started with the whole captain's picks thing on picking Tiger, man does not know how to watch what he says. Following up, making a point to let everyone know it's possible he won't use him all 5 rounds and Tiger is on his leash. Then picking a kid like Fowler (talented, but not yet a top competitor), just to get people talking about how big of a risk it was. Then he, or his wife, whoever he wants to put that on, picks out these uniforms to look different. Even worse, it's not functional. There are even problems with the bags soaking all their equipment because they are canvas/leather to look like older bags. I feel like it's taken a lot of attention away from what's really important, the players performing.

[sean_miller]

I apologize for this post but I feel like I need to vent out about Pavin.

Look at Pavin's career highlights - the pornstache, the birthday cake ball caps, the VAS irons with violet (or lavender?) inserts. . . what about him says, "has a good sense of aesthetics and is clearly not colour blind?" Anything?