While it was their regular golf equipment that played the shots that won and lost the Ryder Cup, it was the US team’s Sun Mountain rain suits that grabbed all the headlines.
Most of the US team players had to buy replacement gear from ProQuip, the manufacturers who supplied the European team - complete with European Logo when their original rain gear proved too bulky in the Welsh weather on Friday.
“My suit was fine. I had no problems. But I wasn’t playing,” said US captain Corey Pavin. “They just didn’t perform the way they were supposed to perform, and so we just went out and bought some more.”
“Some people had some problems with them,” said Bubba Watson. “Some water was seeping through, but we [with partner Jeff Overton] were winning so we were having a good time.”
In terms of hardware there were some interesting last-minute moves. Rory McIlroy used the latest 460cc Titleist 910D2 driver, while under the pressure of his first Ryder Cup, Ross Fisher switched back to the same Titleist 909D3 driver used Steve Stricker.
The putt that finally turned the tide in Europe’s favour was holed on the 16th green by Graeme McDowell, using his trusty Odyssey White Hot No.7.
Most popular ball was the Titleist ProV1x used by six Europeans and five Americans. Stricker used the ProV1.
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