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 the rest of the night off for some well-earned rest.

James Corrigan for The Independent:

The Ryder Cup is not the Ryder Cup any more.

In their desperation to avoid the first Monday finish in the 83-year history of the biennial dust-up, the organisers and captains have decided the match will be played over four sessions instead of five. At the end of a torrid day there was only one thing to say – "what a shower".

Lawrence Donegan for The Guardian:

Water, water everywhere at Celtic Manor today, sending the timetable for the 2010 Ryder Cup into disarray and the USA team back to the clubhouse at the end of play with morale restored after a wardrobe malfunction threatened to bury their defence of the trophy in farce.

John Huggan for GolfDigest.com:

Exactly two years on and finally Nick Faldo can take credit for getting something right as European Ryder Cup skipper. "Bring your waterproofs," the six-time major champion had quipped, foot firmly in mouth, in reference to Wales as he signed off from what has to be the most cringe-making closing ceremony oration ever heard at the biennial contest.

Mark Reason for The Telegraph:

What a shower. The Americans' waterproofs sprang a leak. Celtic Manor in October lost over seven hours play through heavy rain.

Now instead of the customary five sessions of play, there will be a second session consisting of six foursomes and a third session consisting of two foursomes and two fourballs. The nuances of captaincy have been lost. All 12 players must now play in the next two sessions in a format that is horribly similar to the wretched Presidents Cup.

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