Ryder Cup weather forecast
Want to know whether the conditions will play a factor in France? This Ryder Cup weather forecast will come in handy…
Ryder Cup weather forecast
Friday Morning
There won’t be a cloud insight as the player’s hit their first tee shots on Friday morning to get the 2018 Ryder Cup underway. The temperature will be about 16ºC when the action gets underway and will rise to around 19ºC towards the conclusion of the first session.
Temperature: Highs of 23ºC, Lows of 16ºC
Wind speed/gusts: 4/5 mph
Humidity: 52%-67%
Precipitation: 0%
Friday Afternoon
A fantastic afternoon is ahead of us for the Friday afternoon foursomes with very little cloud cover and hot weather expected to hit Le Golf National. Temperatures will be around 23ºC when the players tee off and will fall just 3ºC to 21ºC before the first day comes to an end.
Temperature: Highs of 24ºC, Lows of 21ºC
Wind speed/gusts: 9/11 mph
Humidity: 42%-48%
Precipitation: 0%
Saturday Morning
The temperature on Saturday morning is expected to drop a considerable amount from the previous day and it will be around 9ºC colder than Friday morning. Wind speeds are expected to be similar to what we will see on Friday afternoon.
Temperature: Highs of 14ºC, Lows of 11ºC
Wind speed/gusts: 9/12 mph
Humidity: 66-88%
Precipitation: 0%
Saturday Afternoon
Conditions on Saturday afternoon will be similar to Friday afternoon with temperatures and wind speeds expected to be the same as the previous day’s foursomes session. The major difference will the drop in humidity which is expected to drop around 30-40%, something Tiger Woods will be happy about.
Temperature: Highs of 21ºC, Lows of 19ºC
Wind speed/gusts: 9/12 mph
Humidity: 2-32%
Precipitation: 0%
Sunday
There is a slight chance of rain on Sunday afternoon but it doesn’t look like a major threat to the action. Temperatures will drop around 5ºC for the final days play with winds expected to be calm as the players battle it out in the singles games in the deciding moments of the Ryder Cup.
Temperature: Highs of 17ºC, Lows of 15ºC
Wind speed/gusts: 4/6 mph
Humidity: 68-100%
Precipitation: 8%
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Matthew Beedle
Matthew has been playing golf since he was around 13 and took up the game at a local nine-hole municipal course with his friends before joining Pontefract & District Golf Club just over the hedge.
Still a member of Pontefract with a handicap of 3, he currently sits on the board of directors to help with digital and marketing initiatives in order to improve membership and visitor income.
Matthew graduated university with a First Class in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University and has been working in the golf industry since graduating.
NCG’s social media & marketing manager, Matthew’s main job role is to increase website traffic to the National Club Golfer website via our email and social media channels as well as driving entries to grow our NCG Top 100s Tour events amongst other tasks.
Not one to change his equipment too often, Matthew currently plays the TaylorMade M2 driver which has lasted the test of time in his bag. Elsewhere, you’ll find him using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 three-wood with a Ping G425 Crossover 2-iron to aid his long game.
Through his 4-iron to Gap Wedge, Matthew uses the Ping i500 irons accompanied by Ping’s Glide 3.0 56-degree and 60-degree wedges.
Another club that has stood the test of time in his bag is a Nike Method Core MC-3i putter which has had to have the SuperStroke grip changed at least three times. Ball of choice is the Titleist ProV1.
