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THE 1997 RYDER CUP MATCHES

VALDERRAMA GOLF CLUB, SOTOGRANDE, SPAIN

Oct 02, 1997
∙ Paid

NOMINALLY, A RYDER CUP IS ABOUT TWO DOZEN GUYS WITH CLEATS AND CLUBS. THE 1997 RYDER CUP CENTRED ON ONE GUY WHO NEVER HIT A SHOT ALL WEEK - THAT AND THE PISSING RAIN.

** Friday 19th September 1997 **

I had a bizarre ride to Heathrow Airport early this morning with a mini-cab driver who’d, presumably, been on the night shift and who fell fast asleep at a t…

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