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Ryder Cup Rain Gear
October 01, 2010If Only The Rain Suits Were WaterproofSend by SCOREGolf (blog)Always a pleasure to set the alarm for 3am, put on a pot of Maxwell House, then watch play be suspended at the Ryder Cup. Sigh. [...] Rating:  1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Golf Golf: US Ryder Cup Hopes Spring A Leak AFPSend by golf - Google NewsGolf: US Ryder Cup hopes spring a leak. AFP NEWPORT, Wales America's Ryder Cup hopes sprang a leak on Friday as torrential rain forced Corey Pavin's men to buy better waterproof gear as the Verulam Golf Club in Hertfordshire is home [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Play Still Suspended - Bruce BerletSend by Bruce BerletTheir rain gear had become heavy and leaking because of the elements. But someone, perhaps from what had to be an embarrassed PGA of America, went out and bought 24 rainsuits (two for each player) at 350 pounds apiece. "For a stretch of five holes, that's about the worst I've ever played in with the combination of rain, wind and cold," said two-time Travelers Championship winner Stewart Cink, making his fifth Ryder Cup appearance as one of captain Corey Pavin's four [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010United States Ryder Cup Rain Suits All WetSend by sports.espn.go.comIn another embarrassing moment, a U.S. team drenched at Celtic Manor had to buy new rain suits from the merchandise tent during the delay Friday because the ones they brought with them didn't keep them dry. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010[World Wide News Flash] Sun MountainSend by [email protected] (Wor2010 Ryder Cup Live Blog With Alan Bastable: Friday Morning [...] Send by Live Blogger 11:17 a.m. The biggest loser thus far today: Sun Mountain, maker of the RainFlex rain gear donned by the U.S. squad. Word is, the gear is leaking like [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Europe Leads Early As Heavy Rains Halt Ryder Cup - Golf - Wire ...Posted by Marianne PuniI've been looking forward to it. I'm honored to be selected." Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink and Rickie Fowler were Pavin's three other picks to round out the American side. US team has to buy new rain gear at Ryder Cup [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010US Ryder Cup Team Gets Soaked After Wardrobe Malfunction -- Golf ...Send by Mick ElliottTiger Woods, Ryder Cup rain NEWPORT, Wales -- The path to the 2010 Ryder Cup title will wind through puddles, mud and a drenching. At 9:45 Friday morning on the weather-tormented countryside of South Wales, only two hours after [...] During the on-going delay, discussion of the faulty rain gear was halted by word coming down that the American's golf bags were also as water repellent as a loofah sponge. Club grips, gloves, towels and everything else were soaked like a [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Europe Leads Early As Heavy Rains Halt Ryder Cup - Golf - The ...Posted by Marianne PuniAn amphitheater-style grandstand wraps around the first tee. Signs proclaimed "Croeso," the Welsh word for "Welcome" - even if some of the locals aren't quite sure how to pronounce it. US team has to buy new rain gear at Ryder Cup [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 20102010 Ryder CupPosted by Marianne PuniBad Start for the 2010 Ryder Cup It was a bad start for both sides at the 2010 Ryder Cup in this regard: Heavy rains, howling winds, halted play.It was a worse start for the American side, which trailed three of the four fourball matches before play weather stopped play only two hours into the first [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Ryder Cup 2010: Play To Resume After Seven-Hour Rain Delay - The ...Posted by Marianne PuniFaulty Rain Gear Leaves U.S. Team All Wet What's Great About Saturday: Rivalry Football. October 1, 2010, 11:19 AM ET [...] Officials just announced that Ryder Cup play will resume at 5 p.m. BST (noon EDT), after a seven-hour, 16 minute rain delay. The heavy downpours stopped shortly after 2:30 p.m., but a raging river across the 18th fairway not a waterway that is in the course design plans still flowed for another hour after that. Several fairways on low-lying areas [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Ryder Cup Friday; Play Suspended In Horrible Weather With USA TrailingSend by PhatForums.com8:29 ET: U.S. captain Corey Pavin was just interviewed by ESPN and confirmed that his team had problems with its rain gear. We've remedied that, Pavin said. We just went out and bought some new rain gear, just like everyone else here. [...] . Everything will be carry today and through a sideways rain. They hold a Ryder Cup and a British Open breaks out. Colin Montgomerie has put his umbrella away. Sort of like a lineman wearing short-sleeves at Lambeau. Psyche! [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Rain, Rain Gear The Story So Far At 2010 Ryder Cup | Golf News And ...Posted by Marianne PuniNEWPORT, Wales -- The weather's fine, for going to the cinema. Nick Faldo's final words as Europe's 2008 Ryder Cup captain were to bring your waterproofs. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Ryder Cup Player Rainsuits Great, Unless It RainsPosted by Marianne PuniThe only thing worse than playing a round of golf in Wales in October is playing a round of golf in Wales in October wearing a rainsuit that isnt actually rain-proof. (Golf writer Jason Sobel is on the scene) The past 48 hours American players have found that out in Wales as the Celtic Manor track [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Europe Strike Early Before Play Suspended - SuperSport - GolfPosted by Marianne PuniThe rain gear ordered by US captain Corey Pavin was made by Sun Mountain, which provided a navy blue suit with white stripes that had "USA" and the players' names on the back. The new suits, made by ProQuip, have only a Ryder Cup logo, [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Ryder Cup Rainsuits A Leaky Situation For American Team :: DO ...Send by AHN"This rain gear is not doing anything for them," he said. The suits were bulky and when the team went out to play, they proved to be not 100 percent waterproof. "It's the easiest thing to get right," Azinger went on. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010Ryder Cup Matches Must End By Monday (AP) - SportsPosted by Marianne PuniRyder Cup matches must end by Monday (AP) - sports -AP - Rain or shine, the Ryder Cup will end at sunset Monday.;{ee1ee400} [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010US Team Has To Buy New Rain Gear At Ryder Cup ...Posted by Marianne PuniThe 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 [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down |
October 01, 2010EVEN PAR: Thrown In At The Deep EndSend by Karla Villegas GamaThe Ryder Cup finally started, if today's activity can be called a start. Rain hit Wales hard enough to suspend play after completing a couple of holes. Nevertheless, the note of the day came from the USA team "flooding". Corey Pavin, captain of the squad, decided that Sun Mountain should be in charge of his team's rain-gear. During practice rounds, some of them complain and said clothes weren't good enough, but no changes were made. Today's rain showed Sun Mountain's [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 starsRate up / Rate down |