The Ramifications Of A Delayed Ryder Cup

The Guardian’s Ewan Murray points out the likelihood of a Ryder Cup delay, one he says would have already happened had European been hosting in 2020.

But the dreaded scheduling compaction looms next year with the Olympics back on schedules and a Presidents Cup slated for Quail Hollow. Regarding this year’s issue, he writes:

The players need not fret; there is little or no chance of the joust between the USA and Europe taking place in that form. In public, the competition organisers might have to at least give the impression that all avenues are being explored but there is acknowledgment within the PGA of America and European Tour that a Ryder Cup minus a 1st tee cauldron or jubilant players celebrating with fans isn’t at all valid. Crucially NBC, the host broadcaster in the US, is understood to have no interest in a closed-doors scene either. Sky Sports is similarly cool.