Ryder Cup weather to be ‘wet and windy’

WHILE the Ryder Cup is certain to turn the spotlight on Ireland’s reputation as a world-class destination for golfing enthusiasts, the much-awaited event is also likely to highlight another well-known feature of Irish life — our inclement weather.

As millions — if not billions as suggested in some over-the-top predictions — of people around the world tune in to see the best golfers in Europe and the US do battle at the K Club, they are also bound to realise that rumours about our notorious changeable weather have not been over-hyped.

Unlike the pleasant conditions which prevailed at recent Ryder Cups staged at the Belfry in England and Oakland Hills in Michigan, the 2006 event in Ireland could prove a washout, meteorologically speaking.