Big Putts: USA Takes Ryder Cup

Ryan Moore seals the deal!

Ryder Cup Photos

The play will be dramatic, but the photos always tell the story of The Ryder Cup.

Tiger to be a Vice Captain

Does this not bode well for Tiger as a player? Tiger Woods will be one of the vice captains at the 2016 Ryder Cup, but he also wants to try and make the team as a player.

Link:

http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/14163827/tiger-woods-proves-cares-ryder-cup

Golf Great Ballesteros Dies at 54



Seve Ballesteros, a five-time major champion whose passion and gift for imaginative shot-making invigorated European golf and the Ryder Cup, has died from complications of a cancerous brain tumor. He was 54.

A statement on Ballesteros’ website early Saturday said the golf great died peacefully at 2:10 a.m. local time, surrounded by his family at his home in Pedrena, in northern Spain.

Ballesteros won five major events: the British Open three times and the Masters Tournament twice. He amassed 87 titles worldwide, including a record 48 on the European Tour, collecting $7.6 million in winnings and much more in endorsements and other business interests.

In a Star Wars era, Ballesteros was Darth Vader to an entire contingent of American Luke Skywalkers.  He wasn't a bad guy, but he was a European that was brash and bold.  He also had every escape shot in the books.  He was exciting to watch and great to root against.

He underwent four operations at the end of 2008 for a brain tumor and began chemotherapy treatments after being released from Madrid’s La Paz hospital. After chemotherapy, he returned to public life the following year and made several appearances to promote his charity that funds brain tumor research.

In 2000, he was voted European Player of the Century. He was the region’s leading money-winner six times, and ended his 33-year playing career in July 2007, a week after saying he suffered heart palpitations. Since then, he devoted his time to a golf-course design business, a company that organized the Seve Trophy -- now known as the Vivendi Trophy -- on the European Tour and a venture that provided motivational coaching.

Ballesteros had two sons and a daughter with his wife, Carmen. Their marriage ended in divorce.

Sun Mountain Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong

Sun Mountain Sports Inc., maker of the U.S. Ryder Cup golf team’s rain suits, said it was very sorry its outerwear leaked during the event.

In a statement posted on the Missoula, Montana-based company’s Facebook page, Sun Mountain owner Rick Reimers said the company will apologize to U.S. captain Corey Pavin and his wife, Lisa, at its “earliest opportunity and hope they will accept our heartfelt apology for the stress this must have caused.” Lisa Pavin selected the team’s clothing.

Many believe that the design that Lisa wanted necessitated changes to be made to the quailty of the product, and that cause the wardrobe malfunction.

Reimers said the company is still evaluating what caused its RainFlex outerwear to leak during the opening day of the event at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. The competition ended on Monday with the European team taking the cup from the U.S. by one point.

After players complained that their pants and jackets weren’t performing well on Oct. 1, the PGA of America bought new apparel for competitors and caddies in the merchandise tent at Celtic Manor.

An embarrassment to the U.S. Ryder Cup Team, and a publicity nightmare for Sun Mountain.