13 Things That Only Happen At the Ryder Cup There's a ridiculous amount of talk about Ping-Pong. Longtime rivals complete each other's sentences in interviews. Fist pumping takes on a whole new level. So does butt slapping. One word (or sort-of word): WAGS. You can tell the important guys because they wear earpieces. You can expect cheering when you miss a putt. Guys get benched. Cart safety protocol is disregarded. Public intoxication is perfectly acceptable. Uniform scrutiny is unrelenting. Grown men temporarily lose control of their faculties -- and that's OK. For reasons no one can really explain, there's a lot of Michael Jordan.