Just 24 hours before the Ryder Cup’s first round, Bethpage was flooded with heavy rain and thunderstorms. The harsh conditions brought the Opening Ceremony forward a day to Wednesday. The bigger concern is looming weather threats as Friday’s session begins, bringing back memories of Captain Keegan Bradley’s costly 2010 mistake.
As shared by Dylan Dethier , writer for Golf Magazine, the Ryder Cup faced a similar situation back in 2010 at Celtic Manor. However, Team USA suffered the most damage during this stormy jumpscare. As the weather worsened, the US Team’s custom-designed rain jackets failed to deliver the promised result. The rain jackets were more fashion than function, as the golfers got soaked in the rain despite wearing them.
“They were described as retaining water instead o