The Ryder Cup is irking me

I’ve been reading some funny stuff about the Ryder Cup.

1. The K Club is in Dublin. No it’s not; it’s in Kildare. The clue is in the K; it’s not the D Club.

2. The Ryder Cup is one of the last great sporting events founded on prestige, rather than prize money. Ok, we’ll ignore its $50M profit, and that it’s being held in a country where the main two sporting events, the All-Ireland Hurling and Football finals, are played by amateurs.

3. The Ryder Cup is Ireland’s biggest ever sporting event. Hmm, there were over 82,000 people at Croke Park last Sunday watching Kerry hurt Mayo in places no county should be hurt. It was the biggest official All-Ireland final attendance since the 1960s and we all know that the crowds were really bigger in the 1970s because we were the ones jumping over the stiles not getting counted.

4. This week’s Ryder Cup, more than any other, is about one man. There’s twenty-four people playing, and two captains, which could render the belief that it’s about Tiger Woods irrelevant, even if he wins his maximum five points.

5. The delay to Ryder Cup traffic on the M50, and the WestLink in particluar, just days before the competition, and the real crowds, was not expected. AA spokesman Conor Faughnan said he was not surprised European captain Ian Woosnam had been caught up in an M50 traffic jam, as 110,000 people suffer this experience every day on the Dublin ring road. Oh, and rain always contributes to traffic congestion. The rain was not expected?

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3 Responses to “The Ryder Cup is irking me”

Roldy responds: September 19th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
Ah but who is going to win?
Conor responds: September 19th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
I also think about the Ryder Cup…
http://angrymunsterfan.blogspot.com/2006/08/boring-and-invisible-ryder-cup.html
eolai responds: September 20th, 2006 at 2:33 am
Hmm Roldy, I suspect Europe will edge it - because they want it more but that America for the first time in many years actually get that team golf is a different game than being out playing for yourself risking mistakes that affect nobody but yourself.

Then again, I know very little about golf - having been put off the game by the local butcher when I was caddy in Dublin West.

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