It's taken a while for me to recover, celebrating the fantastic victory of the European team at this year's Ryder Cup. It was a close call and Graeme McDowell proved to be the unlikely hero and secured the win for Colin Montgomerie's side.
It rained for the majority of the first day (Friday 1st October) and most of Sunday morning but the extra day played just added to the tension. This Welsh Ryder Cup has been already listed as one of the most magical tie between Europe and USA in golfing history.
There were many reasons why this may have been the case. Wales and Newport's Celtic Manor Resort were really prepared for this. They had to be at their very best and the city of Newport has had a complete makeover - new shopping centre and it's more modernised. It sets a perfect example to the world that Wales is a perfect place to hold any sporting competition. We've proved it with the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and during the Ashes test in 2009. And the Ryder Cup is no exception.
It's just not the city of Newport which made the world smile. Beautiful scenery's and architecture are just small examples which makes the country of Wales unique.
One of the main aims was to get the Americans settled into Wales and ensuring that we are a country of our own and say to their friends "I went to Wales" and not "I went to England". Although we are both part of the British Isles, we are not England! Yes, they lost but in the end, hearing interviews from various media companies they looked to have loved the Celtic Manor and the hospitality the country as a whole had to offer, despite the result not going their way.
I have to mention this but I was, myself involved in this year's Ryder Cup. I was appointed as a Kitchen Porter at the PGA Member's club. It was an absolute privilege to be working, despite working for 55 hours throughout the week washing the dishes and sweeping the floor. And the fact that I had to wake up for seven days at 6.15am to catch an early bus to Newport. But it was all worth it in the end - made friends and got along with the managers. Both of which are key in enjoying a job.
What was the most surreal thing was that I walked past both Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk - before the competition started. In order to get to my workplace, I had to walk past the practice greens. In their "golf-mobiles", Mr. Furyk waved to everybody which I felt honoured but Tiger looked more focus. I don't want to say the word "miserable" but he's like that in front of people anyway, as well as the media. Perhaps he's still haunted by the headlines which have effected his career in the past 12 months. His performance though in this year's Ryder Cup was one of his finest yet. He and Lee Westwood in my opinion were the best of their sides during the tournament.
This leaves me to congratulate the winning captain, Colin Montgomerie. He's superb and a credit to golf as a sport and as a human. He's genuine and deserves his win. There is a Facebook group which I joined a while back "Colin Montgomerie for prime minister". I personally agree because he is brilliant as he brought the Ryder Cup home, back in Europe and won it in Wales. Well done Monty.
It rained for the majority of the first day (Friday 1st October) and most of Sunday morning but the extra day played just added to the tension. This Welsh Ryder Cup has been already listed as one of the most magical tie between Europe and USA in golfing history.
There were many reasons why this may have been the case. Wales and Newport's Celtic Manor Resort were really prepared for this. They had to be at their very best and the city of Newport has had a complete makeover - new shopping centre and it's more modernised. It sets a perfect example to the world that Wales is a perfect place to hold any sporting competition. We've proved it with the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and during the Ashes test in 2009. And the Ryder Cup is no exception.
It's just not the city of Newport which made the world smile. Beautiful scenery's and architecture are just small examples which makes the country of Wales unique.
One of the main aims was to get the Americans settled into Wales and ensuring that we are a country of our own and say to their friends "I went to Wales" and not "I went to England". Although we are both part of the British Isles, we are not England! Yes, they lost but in the end, hearing interviews from various media companies they looked to have loved the Celtic Manor and the hospitality the country as a whole had to offer, despite the result not going their way.
I have to mention this but I was, myself involved in this year's Ryder Cup. I was appointed as a Kitchen Porter at the PGA Member's club. It was an absolute privilege to be working, despite working for 55 hours throughout the week washing the dishes and sweeping the floor. And the fact that I had to wake up for seven days at 6.15am to catch an early bus to Newport. But it was all worth it in the end - made friends and got along with the managers. Both of which are key in enjoying a job.
What was the most surreal thing was that I walked past both Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk - before the competition started. In order to get to my workplace, I had to walk past the practice greens. In their "golf-mobiles", Mr. Furyk waved to everybody which I felt honoured but Tiger looked more focus. I don't want to say the word "miserable" but he's like that in front of people anyway, as well as the media. Perhaps he's still haunted by the headlines which have effected his career in the past 12 months. His performance though in this year's Ryder Cup was one of his finest yet. He and Lee Westwood in my opinion were the best of their sides during the tournament.
This leaves me to congratulate the winning captain, Colin Montgomerie. He's superb and a credit to golf as a sport and as a human. He's genuine and deserves his win. There is a Facebook group which I joined a while back "Colin Montgomerie for prime minister". I personally agree because he is brilliant as he brought the Ryder Cup home, back in Europe and won it in Wales. Well done Monty.
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