With another Ryder Cup about to begin this week, it is time to forget the lyrics of a classic song like “Hey Jude” and learn the lyrics you will need at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota: “Hey Lee / Your short game’s good / but your long game / is even better.”
This ode to Lee Westwood, one of the European team’s longtime stars, is the work of an a cappella group largely composed of former University of Nottingham students who are now in middle age. Calling themselves the Guardians of the Cup, they dress up in yellow and blue costumes to serenade Europe’s finest golfers on the first tee during the event.