The Guardians of the Cup have managed to make the trip to Whistling Straits...
Nothing was going to stop the ‘Guardians of the Cup’ from making it to Whistling Straits and there they were, front and centre, at 6am on the opening morning of the Ryder Cup.
Their story goes back to 2002 when, inspired by the heroics of Sam Torrance’s team at The Belfry, they got together to get behind Europe.
They describe themselves as a ‘group of incurable golf fans dedicated to securing Ryder Cup victory for Team Europe via the power of song. Our inability to sing is no obstacle to our ambition!’
They’re self-confessed golf addicts and they add a splash of colour, particularly this year when the 1st tee is one big blanket of red, white and blue and seemingly never-ending chants of ‘U-S-A’.
And they come armed with a collection of songs from the obvious – The Sun Has Got Its Hatton – to the almost virtuoso…
(To the tune of Da Do Ron Ron)
Do you have big muscles and a lovely smile?
You do Rahm Rahm Rahm, you do Rahm Rahm,
Do you come from Spain and hit the ball a mile?
You do Rahm Rahm Rahm, you do Rahm Rahm,
Yeah, the boy can play,
Yeah, he’ll win today,
Do we think that he will beat the U-S-A?
We do Rahm, Rahm, Rahm, we do Rahm Rahm!
They try hard, for many far too hard, but, for one year maybe, after all that’s gone on in the past 18 months, let’s tip our yellow Hogan hats in their direction and say well done for making it over there.
Well done for having a bit of a laugh and, if it gives the European players a little lift and a smile, then good on you.
And in a two years roll on Italy, another giant grandstand, thousands of cool locals and something different to drown out (did I say that?!) the well-rehearsed and, again, never-ending renditions of the same old, same old.
But, for now, if you are Sergio fan then try and get this out of your head…
(To the tune of That’s Amore)
When he tees it up high it will rip through the sky, that’s Garcia
In his jacket of green he’s the best that I’ve seen, that’s Garcia
When he pulls out his flop, he’ll give Ricky the chop that’s Garcia
When he sinks his last putt he will kick Bubba’s butt that’s Garcia
