Ryder Cup - Day One (10 images)

The Ryder Cup trophy is brought to the stage for the opening ceremony for the at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville on September 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)

The US and European team enter the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville on September 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)

US team captain Paul Azinger with wife Toni, left, and and European team Captain Nick Faldo with wife Valerie, right, leave the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville on September 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)

Graeme McDowell, left, and Ian Poulter, right, leave the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville on September 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)