13 Things That Only Happen At the Ryder Cup

By Sam Weinman

September 15, 2014

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 expect cheering when you miss a putt.

You can tell the important guys because they wear earpieces.

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.