The parade of players' wives and girlfriends is now an important part of the Ryder Cup's opening ceremony
The American wives and girlfriends wear a matching uniform for the ceremony in a show of mutual support
The golden couple at The Belfry are Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren who met at the 2001 Open
With three days of tense competition ahead the European team will need the support of their partners
While the players tackle the redesigned course their other halves get ready to support them all the way
There are mixed emotions for the US and European contingent in Friday's opening fourballs
Friday, 27 September, 2002, 10:56 GMT 11:56 UK 
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