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The European Tour's staging director for the Ryder Cup, Edward Kitson, is due a few nights' good sleep to make up for the deprivation of last week. It would be an onerous task to mastermind the staging of the Ryder Cup in clement weather let alone when a mini-hurricane and torrential rain threaten to sweep away the best-laid plans.

Kitson and his team coped admirably, despite the monsoon-like rain and the strong winds. He smiled: "I suppose the single biggest challenge during the week was the weather. We had four inches of rain in the week. We had to change the park-and-ride facilities a couple of times, but it worked out well in the end.