Golf World At A Glance; October 8th, 2010 - Thursday, October 28, 2010

Europe took the Ryder Cup Monday morning, winning nine of the last 13, leaving the U.S to dry out both their uniforms and their tears. Though the weather was beautiful, some just can’t seem to forget the horrible weather of earlier in the weekend.

It seems that the Europeans have had a year for the books. Not only did they take the cups, but European team member McDowell won the U.S. Open, and Martin Kaymer of Germany won the PGA Championship, the first time two Europeans have won majors in the same year since 1999.

However, there are being pushes being made to not only make the event earlier to the year to avoid horrible weather like the type that put the Ryder cup on hold for the first time in history. Captain Colin Montgomerie plans to recommend that Europe’s Ryder Cup selection process be changed for the 2012 event after having to leave English pair Paul Casey and Justin Rose off his team.

And what about the other team? The Americans did put up a bigger fight then some expected, with Tiger Woods having his best Ryder Cup, winning his opening two matches with Stricker and bouncing back from his worst defeat in the history of Tiger Woods golf to overwhelm Francesco Molinari on the back nine for a 4-and-3 victory.

Not only that, but it seems Woods will be playing in Thailand, his mother’s birthplace, for the first time in 10 years in November in an event that is meant to be part of the celebrations to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th year on the Thai throne.

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Golf World At A Glance; October 3rd, 2010 - Thursday, October 28, 2010

Happy Sunday!

The games continued today, and will continue tomorrow for the first time in Ryder Cup history. The Ryder Cup was supposed to end Sunday, but two long rain delays forced the competition into Monday, causing a stir from both fans and players. Because of the rain delays, many fans missed out, and officials have requested that those who missed gameplay due to rain be allowed to stay to watch the Monday games. However, the fear of overcrowding won out in the end, and only those with final-day tickets can return to the water-logged Celtic Manor to watch the deciding matches. This is sure to cause a few problems with flights and days off, so the expected fans to remain behind for Monday’s games is a low projection.

Not only will fans be missing work and appointments, but players will as well. European captain Colin Montgomerie will be missing a big corporate pay day. Golf sponsors HSBC would have been paying well into six figures for tempting the likely winning Ryder Cup captain to Turnberry in Scotland for a personal appearance today, so soon after completing his exhaustive Ryder Cup duties in Wales. But Alas, it shall not be!

And it seems that Wales itself will not be recovering fully from this rather chaotic weekend. While having the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor may have been an excellent tourism booster, the reputation of Wales and it’s weather has taken a beaten, and general consensusis that it will not be become a popular holiday destination anytime soon.

In order to avoid this at the next Ryder Cup to be held in 2013 in Gleneagles, Scotland, organizers have received a firm commitment from the PGA Tour that future matches will be held in the last week of September in order to avoid soggy greens and frozen fans.

As for the games, the Europeans are leading the American’s by a score of 9.5 to 6.5 heading into Monday’s singles, with the Europeans winning five matches outright and halving the sixth, taking a total of 5.5 points for the third session.

Sadly, the American’s aren’t doing anywhere near as well, with Tiger woods suffering his biggest loss in Ryder Cup History, while Phil Mickelson has become the most ‘losingest’, the most prolific American loser in the 83-year history of the Ryder cup, with 17 losses.

12 more single matches are on the agenda for tomorrow morning, with only five more points making the Europeans the Ryder Cup Champions.

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October 2, 2010

Ryder Cup Day 2.

It’s day two of the Ryder cup, and the games are back on!
The Ryder Cup was halted for more than seven hours Friday in the middle of fourball matches, with the Europeans taking an early lead against the rather soggy American team.

It seems the rain gear that the American team brought from the States didn’t work any better than it looked. Eventually, officials slogged over to the merchandise and bought 20 new suits with Ryder Cup logos on them — tan for the players and red for the caddies, all of them indistinguishable from the gear any fan could buy. Not a great start for our American neighbors.

However, the sun is shining today and the U.S made a startling comeback, leading the Ryder Cup 6-4 through two complete sessions. The Americans got victories from Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker and, more surprisingly, from Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton, the first American Ryder Cup rookies to win an opening session match since Andy Bean and Lee Elder managed it in 1979.

Currently, The European team is off to an early lead in the third session with current leads 3 and 2 all square.

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Golf World At A Glance; Ryder Cup - Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Ryder Cup has Begun!

Matches for this morning are

MATCH 1

Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson v Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer

MATCH 2

Stewart Cink and Matt Kuchar v Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell

MATCH 3

Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods v Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher

MATCH 4

Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton v Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington

Now not only can you watch live coverage of these four matches, but you can now watch it in 3D. Today Sky launched its 3D service, and a great chunk of the weekend’s 3D broadcast will be live Ryder Cup coverage.

However, there is the rain holding up the matches. Not only has the Ryder Cup been temporarily put on hold due to a water-logged green, it’s affecting the fans as well. As the first shots in the biennial golfing contest between Europe and the US were hit, the fanzone in John Frost Square in the centre of the host city was not exactly teeming with people as planned. In fact, only one man braved the rain to watch the tee-off, and he left before one hole was completed. Where have all the golf fans gone?

For all you Europe fans, there is the good news that home team was off to a good start, leading three of the four best-ball matches when play was suspended for the first time since the 1997 Ryder Cup in Spain.

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We can only hope that torrential downpour ends soon, and we can all get back to playing, and watching, golf.

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Golf World At A Glance; September 27th, 2010 - Thursday, October 28, 2010

The 28th Ryder Cup beings this Friday at the Celtic Manor, with teams from America and Europe battling it out on the green of Celtic Manor. Europe has won three straight Ryder Cups on its home soil and will look to continue the trend, while America tries to hold on to it’s win. Who are you rooting for? Europe or America?

Speaking of the Ryder Cup, European and American teams have been banned from twittering and using other social sites during the games in order to keep their focus on the three day competition. U.S. captain Corey Pavin and European counterpart Colin Montgomerie don’t want anything to get in the ways of their potential victories. Good or bad?

Three-time champion Ellen Port, a 49 year old teacher and coach at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis took medalist honours in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur for a record fourth time Sunday, shooting a 1-over 73 at Wichita Country Club, with a 2 or 146 total to top the 64 qualifiers.

John Parry of England captured his first European Tour title Sunday, winning the Vivendi Cup by two strokes over Johan Edfors of Sweden after shooting a 2-under 70. The 23-year-old Parry, a former Walker Cup player who turned professional in 2007, finished at 17-under 271 at Golf de Joyenval Club. Good job! Parry will be going on this weekend to play in the Ryder cup.

Tiger Woods is captain’s first pick this year for the Ryder Cup first time ever, making some people wonder if he’s right for the job or if there’s too much pressure on him.

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