Ryder Cup 2010: USA team uniforms retain too much water – like course

The brutal weather has claimed the first casualty of 2010 Ryder Cup: the US team's waterproofs. Officials from the PGA of America had to be dispatched to the merchandise tent at Celtic Manor to buy some new suits. "They absorb too much water, which means they are too heavy. The American caddies have been complaining about them all week and so have the players," said one source inside the European camp. Ian Poulter looked delighted at seeing the Americans re-emerge in different rain gear. "I can see them on right now. Ours are keeping us nice and dry, that's all I am going to say," he said. The uniforms, which are dark blue with two whites stripes and the player's name emblazoned across the back, have already been widely criticised this week on fashion grounds, with unflattering comparisons being made with basketball tracksuits. Corey Pavin, the USA captain, can probably live with such criticism, but to have made such a mistake with such a crucial piece of equipment is embarrassing, to say the least.