Summer Golf, Ryder Cup Golf, Spain and Portugal 2025

 In Canada we enjoy four seasons with various activities during rain, wind, sun and snow bringing joy and fulfilment to both young and old. This summer was a little different. On several weekends the temperature rose above 90C (194F) with commensurate humidity. If one spent those days sailing on a lake or sitting under a shade tree with a cooling breeze this is Utopia. However, I was on the golf course with power cart arriving at my ball to take the shot and then race to our shade trees while my playing partner hit his shot all afternoon long. I write this data because our norms for this time of year are around 75 to 80C. 

I'm writing this copy on September 29 in Port Credit where our continuing weather is sunshine with a 25C temperature, very little humidity and it's been like this all month. I had a shot at shooting my age this summer. At my Brampton Golf Club playing with two young men I told them that I needed a par to finish at a score of 84 (the magic number). Jack and Eugene were on the green in two and I was on it in 3 with a six foot straight putt for par when they both said we'll give it to you (a Gimme) if you wish. If I had been two feet out I would have accepted their gift but I couldn't for six. I carefully lined up this six footer and put a solid stroke on my ball that went straight toward the flag and tailed off to the left. I missed! Curses! There's still time this year to hit this milestone, and plenty more next year when I'll need only 85 to shoot my age.

2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York State

This contest looked like the Europeans with McIlroy, Lowry, Fleetwood and nine others where going to destroy the twelve Americans when they came out firing the first two days to take a significant lead needing only a couple of wins in the twelve singles matches to maintain the Cup on the third day. The end came suddenly when Henley of the USA missed a six footer and Lowry holed a four footer to clinch the 14 and a 1/2 points for the Europeans. 

Is this torcher or glee on Lowry's face after clinching the overall win with his closing 6 footer?

I'll be on the golf course three days this coming week and three of the following week until we'll pack up and leave for our Barcelona to Lisbon cruise on Azamara and vacation time in Spain and Portugal that will conclude in Mid November when we'll head back to Port Credit.