Ryder Cup Tested

I wore this Luxury Blend 1/4 zip nearly every day in Wales. This thing saw some serious Ryder Cup action - not to mention some radical weather. The first few practice rounds I went to the course carrying jackets and rain pants and whatever else I thought I might need for that day's celestial lottery, but eventually I gave up on trying to guess what was coming next - and just wore this over a PM sun-washed long sleeve polo shirt and a scarf.

Tuesday evening as we left the course, the skies opened up and I got blasted, no umbrella. Lesser sweaters would have folded under the pressure, but this baby held up and by the time we were back on the shuttle bus and I had a chance to get my bearings, I noticed that I was completely dry underneath - I'm guessing this may have had something to do with the nylon wind shield? An hour later I was in Cardiff and looking more than presentable for dinner, never having changed. Now, that's a transitional piece of clothing...