The Ryder Cup / October 1-3, 2010

[Florida Lefty]

Its not Florida, but its not Alaska either!

"Temperature

Throughout the month of October daytime temperatures will generally reach highs of around 15°C that's about 59°F. At night the average minimum temperature drops down to around 9°C, that's 49°F.

In recent times the highest recorded temperature in October has been 22°C that's 72°F, with the lowest recorded temperature 1°C, about 33°F.

Relative Humidity

The average daily relative humidity for October is around 78%.
Heat Index

The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels when relatively humidity is added to actual air temperature. From this a comfort level is calculated providing categories on how heat conditions might adversely affect someone.

Comfort Levels: Given average maximum temperatures and humidity levels generally you should not anticipate any discomfort from heat (see heat index for more information).

Precipitation

The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 98 mm, that's 4 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 16 days of the month.

Wind

The average daily wind speed in October has been around 16 kph, that’s the equivalent to about 10 mph, or 9 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 69 kph, that’s the equivalent of around 43 mph, or 37 knots.

Fog

On average the month of October is affected by foggy conditions on less than 1 day."

No need for Snow Shoes and Parkas.

Smack!!!!!

[airair]

It's strange not to make use of players like Casey and Rose, but as a European - it hopefully indicates the strengh of the European team !?

[Burner]

Smack!!!!!

Didn't intend to 'drop one on you'. No offense intended.

Just you watch. It will now turn all nasty and you will be smacking me back.

[airair]

I hope it will be close and that no team wins all the time. About 50 - 50 will be best in the long run. Therefore it was a good thing that USA wun last time. But this time...

[GPStyles]

[QUOTE=BerntR;75692]He is good, but not that good. His majors record is excellent, but there are a lot of european players who have done better outside the majors than Harrington.[/quote]

Such as?

Westwood? Monty? Casey?

All good players but the truth is that Monty would swap all of his order of merit titles for just one major, Padraig has three, you don't get three by accident. It is majors that define a players career. The bashing that Padraig is getting from european media beggars belief and I think could cause serious disunity amongst the team. If we remember the last contentious captain's pick, it was when Woosie went with Clarke and Westwood and left out Thomas Bjorn. We all know how that ended up at the K-Club!

No-one is saying that Rose and Casey weren't worthy of being in the mix, but Harrington got the pick and it is time for the media to drop the issue and start getting behind the team.

[Yoda]

Well, it's a wrap, and what a great victory for Europe, its team and its Captain. The USA team battled hard down the stretch, but the deficit at day's beginning proved too much.

Congrats to all on both sides of the pond.

Awesome spectacle!

[Ian Clark]

An incerdible finish, for it to come down to the last match, unreal. Look forward to 2012.

[Daryl]

This is just way-too much of a disappointment.

[airair]

It's not unusual that Europe wins:

.
Year Site USA Eur/GB/GBI W
2008 Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky 16 ½ 11 ½ USA
2006 The K Club, Straffan
Co. Kildare, Ireland 9 ½ 18 ½ E
2004 Oakland Hills CC
Bloomfield Township, MI 9 ½ 18 ½ E
2002 The Belfry
Sutton Coldfield, England 12 ½ 15 ½ E
1999 The Country Club
Brookline, MA 14 ½ 13 ½ USA
1997 Valderrama GC
Sotogrande Spain 13 ½ 14 ½ E
1995 Oak Hill CC
Rochester, NY 13 ½ 14 ½ E

[Daryl]

Thank you AirAir, that news really cheered me up...