Torrential rain may ruin Ryder

THOUSANDS of fans travelling to the Ryder Cup at the K Club over the next few days are likely to be “engolfed” by torrential downpours which threaten to disrupt play at the course in Co Kildare.

The forecast for the remainder of the week is for a series of bad weather fronts to pass over Ireland with two inches of rain likely to fall in many parts of the country within a short space of time.

On top of a period of wet and windy conditions forecast for today, Ireland is due to be hit by the tail-end of Hurricane Gordon tomorrow which will bring a separate system of bad weather.