This group isn't sure whether they'll keep the outfits.
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Some spectators ditched their typical Friday workwear for flamboyant outfits at the Ryder Cup.Business Insider spotted many American flag overalls and suits among the swarms of golf polos.Trump showed up in white golf shoes and a suit without a tie.
The Ryder Cup: immaculate greens, $28 cocktails, and people swapping their usual Friday attire for head-to-toe American flag outfits.
Business Insider attended the biennial golf tournament on Friday, when temperatures at the Bethpage Black golf course in Long Island, New York, reached around 80 degrees. Between the sweat-dotted polo shirts, baseball caps, and seemingly ubiquitous khaki, some groups coordinated eye-catching outfits. President Donald Trump, for his part, showed up in white golf shoes and a suit without a tie.
In some ways, it felt like being at a July 4th carnival, and the many American flag overalls started to look benign. A good number of brave attendees draped European Union flags across their backs.
Here are some of the looks that caught our eye.
Head-to-toe flags
Many groups donned American flag pants.
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Jack Storti, Pat Smallwood, Sean Boudreau, Nick Sampson, Andrew Heaney, Patrick Noonan, Anthony Michael Lacopucci I, and Mark Pandolfo are from Reading, Massachusetts. They said some of them are childhood friends and some met coaching hockey, but all are big golf fans.
Founding Fathers
There were also multiple founding father groups.
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Ben, Cisco, Sean, John, Andy, and Andrew will be at the Ryder Cup all weekend, and so will their outfits. The look was Andrew's idea, who said he wanted to "combine a golf theme with the original war we won against Europe," and noted that the 27 on their tops referenced America's 27 Ryder Cup wins. They got the hats from Etsy.
Representing the Scots
American-themed outfits vastly outnumbered European ones.
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Martin and Ian only bought their tickets from Edinburgh to New York two weeks ago, when their friend scored them tickets. They wore the kilts in part to honor Robert MacIntyre, a Scottish golfer on the European team.
Revolutionary War on display
This group isn't sure whether they'll keep the outfits.
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Michael, Andrew, and Patrick told Business Insider that their friend — who was taking a work call at the time of the photo — had the idea for the colonial outfits. They all got on board with the idea pretty quickly, but said they didn't have much choice, given that their friend bought the Ryder Cup tickets.
The three of them aren't usually flamboyant dressers. Patrick said his typical Friday outfit at his office is, ironically, a golf polo and shorts or pants.
"Do we throw them out and let the memory exist, or do we keep them?" Patrick said as the group debated whether to keep the outfits or chuck them out, maybe even on the ride back to the city.
Many, many American flag suits
The American flag suits weren't at all unique.
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Liam, Joe, and Sean O'Connor blamed their last group member, who was out getting them drinks, for the outfits. They said wearing full suits on what felt like a summer day was challenging, but worth it.
The trio wasn't a particularly unique sight — many men wore similar sets, often with the jacket slung over their shoulders by midday.
European support was outnumbered
A few represented European spirit.
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Though American flags far outnumbered European Union ones, Pete and Emma were among those bravely wearing blue and yellow.
