Azinger: victorious
James Haddock closes his Ryder Cup blog with an emotional look at four days of top golf and odd food. < Back to Story
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Comments (3)
Glenn Logan says...
Outstanding blog, very entertaining. I agree with you that this Ryder Cup was a lot of fun. I know exactly the gravel road you are describing, I used it as a shortcut to the front nine every day. I probably passed your TV tower several times. For us native Kentuckians, the weather was absolutely perfect. It was a bit warm in the mid-afternoon, but we can all be thankful that this event was held in mid-September and not late August. You would have wilted along with the rest of us. This was my first Ryder Cup attending personally, and I found the European fans to be absolutely wonderful. My wife and I were enchanted with the good sportsmanship of the Leprechauns, who drove around on a cart congratulating Americans wherever the found them. We cheered them and wished them a safe voyage home. Of course we are pleased that the USA won (Finally!), but it was much closer than the final score suggested. Had Casey managed a full point instead of a half, and Hansen managed at least a half, those last few matches could have been much more important. Anyway, congratulations to all, and looking forward to Wales in 2010.
Posted 00:59 24th September 2008
Jay Giullund says...
A highlight of the cup for me was the Sky Sports coverage! With the on-course radio selection of Sky Sports or NBC, Sky Sports took the prize hands down. While Johnny Miller was droning on about some other swing nuance imperrceptable to the human eye, Sky Sports brought out the flavor of the event, the crowd, and the spirit of the game. Now that it's over I'm stuck with NBC, but looking forward to the next match up. Well done lads!
Posted 18:51 23rd September 2008
Zach Ryder says...
I loved your blog through the week James. This Ryde Cup showed that the Ryder Cup is truly the greatest sporting event in the world,better than World Cup ,Paralympics,Olympics.Anybody taht says otherwise is biased and a soccer fan. It has also confirmed to the world that golf is the greatest sport. Good job James and i will look forward to seeing you in Medinah 2012.
Posted 17:44 23rd September 2008