Seth Waugh knows how a Ryder Cup is supposed to look and how it should sound.
Two years ago in his first week as CEO at the PGA of America, Waugh was in the 72-foot high grandstand behind the first tee on the Albatros Course at Le Golf National near Paris. Flags were waving. Fans were singing. Players were trying to conceal their nerves.
That’s what he expects for the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, about an hour north of Milwaukee.
Next year.
The inevitable became reality Wednesday when Ryder Cup officials postponed the September matches between the top players from the United States and Europe until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic that made it increasingly unlikely the loudest event in golf could have spectators.