Swingin’ in the rain will favour our players, says Woosie

LIKE most everyone else here in Kildare and throughout the country, the weather was top of the agenda yesterday for Ryder Cup team captains Tom Lehman and Ian Woosnam.

Topics such as preferred lies, trying to keep the ball under the wind, mushy fairways and downed trees, were batted back and forth with abandon, as was the small matter of which team would be most favoured, by the widespread inclemency.

Woosnam was of the opinion that the weather will favour his team, but he reckoned he has always believed that if someone has a great golf swing, then they can cope with anything.