"There is always a drop of ennui in the air on the Sunday evening of a big golf tournament. The final putt falls and the circus starts to pack up around you; everyone says goodbye, the theatre of the preceding week now draped in deep, autumnal darkness."
"It was like that in Bethpage as we crushed in around the player interview area, or the 'PIA' as the Ryder Cup media officials were absolutely determined to call it for the week."
The Sunday evening of a major golf tournament carries a drop of ennui as the final putt falls and the surrounding spectacle begins to pack up. Players, staff, and spectators exchange goodbyes while the framed theatre of competition is gradually draped in deep, autumnal darkness. At Bethpage, reporters and onlookers crushed in around the player interview area as officials insisted on calling it the 'PIA' for the week. The compact media scrum contrasted with the dissipating grandeur of the event, combining routine logistical shutdown with a muted, reflective mood among those remaining on site.
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