Watch what it’s like to come out of the tunnel to the Ryder Cup 1st tee
This is about as close as golf will ever come to the entrance for other sports.
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The opening tee atmosphere is a relatively new tradition at the Ryder Cup. The Cup organizers on both sides of the Atlantic have done their best to build horseshoe grandstands around the first tee and pack the partisan crowds all around the tiny tee box.
This year’s first tee is especially cool because they built a “tunnel” entrance, as comparable as golf can get to the entrance at a college football or basketball came. Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose were the first home pair to hit the tee on Friday, and the Ryder Cup documenting the walk out of the tunnel with this video.
The crowds were back again on Saturday, filling the stands to capacity well before the sun was up in Scotland. On Friday, Golf Channel reported spectators started crowding around the gates and the first tee as early as 4:40 a.m. local, nearly three hours before the first match.
