Competition - Favourite Ryder Cup moment

I liked the format, where everyone played. It seems more meaningful when you can't leave people out of your team. Maybe this should be adopted permanently? Imagine being picked, and only playing the singles.
 
My favourite moment of this years Ryder cup would have to be the moment Mahan held out his hand to McDowell to concede, and you could see everyone starting to celebrate in the background. Oh how I would have loved to have been there and been part of that!
 
I didn't see much of it but at the press conference after when Stewart Cink stuck up for Hunter Mahan that sums up the Ryder Cup for me a small piece of humanity ,it doesn't go a miss sometimes and thats what the USA miss a times, they were in it as a team not 12 individuals.
 
I didn't see much of it but at the press conference after when Stewart Cink stuck up for Hunter Mahan that sums up the Ryder Cup for me a small piece of humanity ,it doesn't go a miss sometimes and thats what the USA miss a times, they were in it as a team not 12 individuals.
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Give it to Steve. What i was going to put down. Both Cink and Stricker got it right. The Ryder Cup is about being a team. You play as one and you win and lose as one. Big thumbs up to Mahan as well, shows that the Ryder cup really does mean a lot to at least some Americans.

Also Bob Mac's suggestion of the way big Jimmy-nez came out to the carts was great. Can we have a comp GM to win a round with him then a night out on the tiles.. That would be the best ever competition prize!
 
After not booking Ryder cup Friday off as leave, then finding out that my not popular boss had Friday tickets and refused my late request again I was slightly disheartened.. Friday came play suspended and I strolled home for the beginning of the golf with the added bonus the bosses stand in let me take Monday as leave (which was the best) . I found out today he was late turning up on Friday and didn't even see a ball struck! The Ryder Cup karma.
 
Ian Poulter guaranteeing Monty a point in the singles, then confirming it without the slightest shred of doubt in his voice or eyes when asked to confirm his claim...

...and then going out and thrashing Kuchar to walk the talk.

And that pitch in celebration...

The Ryder Cup in a single moment of incomparable joy.
 
Poulters interview prior to his singles match with Kuchar. The interviewer asked what are your chances Poulters reply I'll deliver a point. He was then informed by the interviwer how well Kuchar was playing. Polts reply to that I'll deliver a point. And he did. Well done Poults.
 
Quite a lot to comment about Mike!

Monty's Opening Ceremony Speech. Delivered with authority, respect and friendship.

Many, many crucial and dramatic putts, many holed, quite a few missed, especially by the Americans on Sunday.

Tiger's eagle.

The McIlroy wigs and fancy dress! Butch Harmon commented about what if their car broke down on the way home.

To narrow down the ultimate best bits:

The embrace on the 17th between G Mac and his caddy when it was all over. The relief portrayed was electrifying.

Monty's grace and conduct throughout the event. That man must have gone through so many emotions and pressure.

My all time favourite moment.

It was all over, Europe were the winners, the closing speeches made by Monty and Pavin. The genuine remarks on fair play, respect and competition epitomised EXACTLY what the spirit of golf is all about.
Brought a tear to my eye!
 
Alot of top moments there, mines is more humerous (to me) but it was Friday morning when Overton went over the back of the first and he had his putter in hand. I think it was Butch Harmon and Bruce Critchly in the commentary box saying how it was the wrong shot and how it must be nerves and he should pitch it into the bank, etc then he only goes and holes the putt for a birdie to win the hole.
 
Best bits was Tigers Eagle , where he had no idea it went in, and the joy on his face when he found it had.

I think it was Hanson's chip from the 15th(short par 4), his tee shot ended way down the bank to the left in all the crap and he knocked it up pefect.

The way both teams and captains conducted themselves, a lot of other sports could learn from this.

And finally the crowd, good banter without being over the top.
 
I'd go for the first tee banter on Monday morning. Everything that the Ryder cup stands for, competitiveness and not in a nasty way. Both sets of players laughing and joking along with the crowd. Quality, you don't get that anywhere else.

And it was really funny.
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Agree that was my favourite moment. Two true gentleman in Luke Donald and Jim Furyk, chatting with the crowd, joining in with the banter, and not taking themelves too seriously. Also well done to the crowd for showing a warmth to both players.

The timing of the wag that shouted out to Furyk on the first tee, when the fairway was obscured by the early morning fog, that the hole was a dog leg right, was perfect.Furyk despite all the pressures laughed probably the loudest.

I am sure that is what Samuel Ryder envisaged the Ryder Cup would be all about. Not the fist pumping and screaming of some of the players. Golf is a sport that should promote friendship between players, and comparing it to some sort of war is totally inappropriate.

Donald and Furyk showed true respect for the competition and each other, and played a great match, with fantastic golf and showed what class acts they are. They let their clubs do the talking, and it was a true pleasure to watch their match.

Well done to all 24 players for providing a great spectacle of golf, and hopefully it will inspire another wave of new golfers, to play the best game in the world.
 
My own personal favourtie moment was after having little sleep in a cold tent on the thursday night, getting up at 5am friday morning in the pouring rain and having to arse about getting trains to newport from the middle of knowhere in wales, then standing in the pouring rain and wind oustide newport train station with a few hundred other people to get the shuttle bus to celtic manor. Then finally hearing the roar as the introduced westwood and kaymer onto the 1st tee as the course came into view from the top of the valley sent the biggest shiver down my spine and a moment i will never forget from my first ever golf tournament!

Also the carboard cut out of monty that kept getting hoisted into the air in the beer tent on friday to massive cheers from everyone.
 
For me it has to be the session 3 foursomes with the teams of Luke Donald and Lee Westwood Playing Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods. Not only am i a massive tiger fan but also i am a fan of golf being played in the right manner and the best moment of the week for me was the whole match between these players. The match for me was topped off when after coming back to restart on the 13th stricker missed the green and Donald played safe into the middle of the green but was further away, Westwood then rolled the putt in leaving Tiger with a short chip from the rough to half the hole which horseshoed out. For me the best foursomes match of the week.
 
Not strictly a golfing moment but I with many others, was sitting and waiting for play on the first day feeling sorry for the crowds out there in the wet seeing no golf. Then the cameras cut to club house for interviews and every single one of the European team were out with the crowd signing autographs, having a chat and throwing out balls, gloves, tees, just about anything that was not nailed down seemed to go out into the crowd. Now in many other sports you could easily imagine the highly paid indviduals going into hiding in the warm and the dry but here was a team showing their appreciation to those waiting around for them in truely awful conditions. You can imagine that if it was logistically possible they would have had them all in the clubhouse for a cup of tea.
 
The Ryder Cup moment for me would be Jeff Overton's eagle. The Ryder Cup rookie and the one branded as the "weak-link" of the American team came out in style and his eagle was done in some fashion. In the tense environment, one Overton is not used to he managed to control his nerves and hole out and his celebrations afterwards showed that the USA were prepared to take on the Europeans and it also shows the intense competition of the Ryder Cup.
 
Not strictly a golfing moment but I with many others, was sitting and waiting for play on the first day feeling sorry for the crowds out there in the wet seeing no golf. Then the cameras cut to club house for interviews and every single one of the European team were out with the crowd signing autographs, having a chat and throwing out balls, gloves, tees, just about anything that was not nailed down seemed to go out into the crowd. Now in many other sports you could easily imagine the highly paid indviduals going into hiding in the warm and the dry but here was a team showing their appreciation to those waiting around for them in truely awful conditions. You can imagine that if it was logistically possible they would have had them all in the clubhouse for a cup of tea.
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This, for me, is what the Ryder Cup is all about. This isn't really a competition for the players. Samuel Ryder wanted it to be an exhibition - and that's exactly what was delivered this weekend. The golf played was far beyond the weekend golfer. The pressure out of this world. But, this tournament is for the fans - both European and American in equal measure.

Too many times we hear that top level sportsmen and aloof and detached from the common fan. Ian Poulter & Co showed on Friday afternoon that the fan is still #1 and the players both acknowledged and respected this. Giving out free stuff, signing autographs, having pictures taken - even tweeting - enabled the 12 heroes to connect with the fans which went on to have a huge effect.

The result, for me, is somewhat immaterial. It's played every two years in a team format - something tour golfers rarely experience. I enjoy this tournament because it shows the more human side of our favourite golfers.

Engaging the fans was an excellent gesture - well done lads!

Roll on 2012.
 
Seve's conference call to the team. When I heard about it I really was touched, I know Seve would have loved to have seen this victory in person, maybe next time.
 
How can I pick a special moment from the multitude.
Its like asking me to choose which grain of sand I wish to keep from the bunker.
It was a fantastic event enjoyed by all, even if they were booing the European shots onto the greens.
A favorite photograph, yes I do have one the shot by the photographer of Tiger shanking one to the right straight at him.He had the resolve to take the shot before the ball hit him in the cheast. And if you look past the ball filling the frame at Tigers face its priceless.
I enjoyed every single moment every single shot, it was a dream. Even if I did have my money on the draw I really did want Europe to win.
 
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