Man, I’ve been patiently waiting three years to write this next blog post…from one Ryder Cup to another. Don’t believe me!?! Well that makes two of us! As I mentioned in one of my last posts from three years ago, the Ryder Cup is my favorite golf event…more than the US Open, more than the Masters, more than anything else about golf. And what else can I say about the Ryder Cup but…we won! Pretty convincingly at that…maybe a sign of Ryder Cups to come with the young guns we had on the team. It was a much different result from three years ago, and even weeks later I still am floating. All seems right with the world. I must be feeling what Europe has been feeling for years and even decades.
I enjoy team events to my core and I enjoy golf team events even more. The joy comes from knowing this is truly an individual sport and an individual event that is different than most. In this format all individuals must come together as a team to unite together to vanquish their foes. Compare this to other team sports where you are a team for the entire season. One week versus an entire season! The personality clashes within the team chemistry are set aside for just one week for each individual to represent their country in the grandest of arenas! The team chemistry is mostly formed through patriotism and an unquenchable urge to destroy the other country’s best players on the course…ok I caught myself! I could go on and on about this event but I will stop for now because I have an quenchable urge for some coffee.
No matter how you look at it, you must be feeling my smile through each letter that I am typing. If not, know that I am and am looking forward to the next Ryder Cup.
GolfTooter 