No chance even without a hat

Hat or cap. Cap, sombrero or a classic Stetson with a large brim that really makes an impression? Or even a light helmet like the one you use when cycling? In any case, something has to be on the bulb to protect against whatever. From the sun, a fall on your head or even from wild thoughts, which, however, can easily free themselves from any covering. There is no recipe for this and no accessory, no matter how fashionable. Thoughts are always flying. Mostly without doing anything on your own, which can be quite tiring. Or you just think about it. About headgear, for example, which is apparently particularly popular in sports, although I don't quite understand the usefulness of some examples. Why does a tennis player wear a cap with a sun visor backwards? Some even in the hall. The Velcro fastener presses on the forehead. Is that healthy in the long term? It's probably a gag, a habit. I think a classic headband would be better for such a case, which is supposed to tame the hair, and it would also look more elegant. But as always in such questions, this is extremely subjective. Personally, I rarely wear a hat. Not even in winter as additional ear protection. When it snows heavily, I resort to an Alpine product if necessary. Then for a brief moment I feel like Wildschütz Jennerwein, like a little revolutionary who fights against the establishment, against arbitrariness and heteronomy. Well, a hat like that can make a statement and change people. You just have to go to Ascot every year for the famous horse race. You have to take binoculars with you, a picnic basket and hats, big hats. Really big ones that look like mega mushrooms and only make the face visible as a peripheral feature. Good, whoever needs it. As a non-commissioned officer in the Bundeswehr and therefore one of the main pillars of the German army, I had to put a “ship” on my hair. So the stark opposite of a variant that is so popular in England. By the way, my boss at the time was called Helmut Schmidt, who introduced the hairnet at the time, which suited me, who had a pretty frizzy head at the time, because I was able to live out my desire for Jenner wine a little unruly. Clear view for free thoughts I now play golf now and then and am often amazed to see my colleagues in flight, as they say, playing with a hat on. It would hinder me immensely. I think that it limits the field of vision and with my handicap - this is to be taken literally - I need every centimeter of clear vision, especially after hitting the ball, because I never really know where it will go. The USA players probably had a similar experience at the Ryder Cup. In a figurative sense, because they lost in Rome against a European selection, so they took a real beating, even though they wore their caps with the US coat of arms on them more and more during the course of the most prestigious event in golf left in the cabin. Sometimes you can hardly recognize the players anymore, because such hats have long been an identifying feature and offer a great place for a sponsor. Helmets too, of course. But the US boys suddenly didn't want to be US boys anymore. Not really, anyway, because this time, after a long time of well-tolerated suppression of their thoughts, they burst out: Although they like to play for their country, in the future, please only with appropriate remuneration. Of course, it is almost an anachronism that the Ryder Cup is played just for honor in a sport that is one of the most financially lucrative for all players. One for Europe, the other for the United States. The biennial match is named after British seed trader and golf sponsor Samuel Ryder and was first played in 1927. There has never been any prize money, not this time either, and it will probably and hopefully stay that way. Because it's good that in our time, in which it is always said that time is money, there is still such a remnant from an era long gone. In order to emphasize their demand for modernity in their illustrious sport and to formulate an external protest, more and more United States players are giving up their team caps, led by Patrick Cantlay, who of course had a good reason against the old ones and his opinion follow dusty rules. He has only grossed a reported $40 million in his career so far. Fans from Europe chanted “Hats off to your bank account” on the edge of the fairways. Meanwhile, the Europeans cheered after their victory like little boys who had just gotten free entry to a chocolate factory. Team spirit, friendship, cooperation and mutual help and respect within the team triumphed over the bottomless and in this case completely misguided greed of a group of millionaires. To put it simply, my hat really goes off. About the author: Sigi Heinrich The award-winning sports journalist, author and Eurosport commentator devotes his column “Sigi's Peaks” to the entire diversity of sport and also enjoys poaching in foreign regions. Sometimes with a smile and a wink, sometimes seriously or deliberately provocative. There should be something for everyone.

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No chance even without a hat

At the Ryder Cup in Rome, some United States players revealed their true character and suggested that they are no longer about competing for glory. Meanwhile, the European team celebrated their victory with fervor and sheer youthful enthusiasm with their hearts in the right place.

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