The U.S. team at the Ryder Cup on Friday morning in Wales were forced to replace their official waterproof clothing after they couldn't handle the rainy conditions. A U.S. team source told Yahoo! Sports that the standard rain gear, provided by Montana-based company Sun Mountain, were holding too much liquid and thus weighed down players and caddies alike.

Representatives from the PGA of America reportedly acquired 20 ProQuip rain suits at approximately $350 a piece for both players and caddies at a club house on the Celtic Manor course. ProQuip has been dressing the European team for this event since 1983.

In response, W.L. Gore & Associates today issued a statement :

“It's unfortunate that the U.S. team at the Ryder Cup was not wearing uniforms with the GORE-TEX brand, especially if the faulty gear ultimately interfered with performance,” said Yvonne Erickson, marketing leader at W.L. Gore & Associates. “Gore has rigorous uncompromising standards in place to ensure that our products are of the highest quality, to back up our Guaranteed to Keep you Dry promise to consumers. Gore and Sun Mountain Sports parted ways in 2006 and, therefore, GORE-TEX brand technology was not used in the rain jackets and pants worn by the U.S. team this morning. We hope that the U.S. Ryder Cup Team will be wearing uniforms with GORE-TEX product technology in the future.”