Ryder Cup rained off on first day of play at the Celtic Manor Resort
Following rain delays at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, there is a chance the world famous golf tournament, The Ryder Cup, will have to be extended by a day.
The first day of the competition got off to a soggy start with torrential downpours causing organisers to cancel today’s play just two hours in. Now the tournament may be forced to hold the competition’s final day on a Monday, which would be the first time this has happened in the tournament’s history.
The final decision on whether or not the tournament will be extended until Monday in order to catch up on time lost today, is expected to be made at 4pm. If organisers do decided to hold the final day of play at the Ryder Cup on Monday, as opposed to Sunday, this could have major repercussions for the transport industry.
Coach hire companies across the country have bookings to transport golf fans to the Ryder Cup Final originally scheduled for Sunday. If the decision is made to postpone the final day until the Monday, potentially hundreds of coach hire bookings will have to be rescheduled.
However with such short notice, there’s no guarantee coach hire companies will have the availability to alter the bookings to provide transportation for the Monday should the competition be extended by a day.
As yet, there’s no official word on whether or not this will become a reality, however some insiders hopeful the golfers can make up the time lost today and still finish the tournament on Sunday as usual.
