European Ryder Cup Team Granted Permission To Use Twitter, But Told To Be Careful

The 39th Ryder Cup gets underway tomorrow (Friday) at the Medinah Country Club, Illinois, and like almost every major event that takes place in the world today, social media is expected to play its part.

To a point. While European captain José María Olazábal has given permission for his team to use Twitter to provide updates and engage with fans during the competition, he has issued a warning.

“I’m not banning any member of the team,” Olazabal said at Medinah, yesterday.

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