Editor's note: Stewart Cink is playing in his first World Golf Championships-Algarve World Cup in Portugal, teaming with Zach Johnson to represent the United States. The four-time PGA TOUR winner is taking time out from the competition each day to write a diary for PGATOUR.com. He wrote this installment Sunday.

ALGARVE, Portugal -- It's a shame we didn't get to play today. It would have been a fun day for the guys fighting it out to win. Zach and I were looking forward to getting another shot at Foursomes, too. But the weather is positively horrible -- some of the worst I've ever seen. Last night in the hotel room, there were times I thought we might perish, it was so bad. We were on the eighth floor, and our room looks out on the ocean. The lightning kept pummeling the water. I kept waking up, and that almost never happens because I am a deep sleeper. It was really spooky. I wonder if it’s some of the remnants of Wilma or something. I hear sometimes those storms go across the Atlantic and reform. Who knows? All I know is that it's some of the worst weather I've ever seen.

Even so, we went out to the golf course about 7:30 this morning, just like we were going to tee off at 9 a.m. I went through my normal routine, loosened up, everything. I knew we weren't going to play, but until you hear something official, you can't assume. So Zach, my caddy Frank Williams and I just waited around in the clubhouse. The Danish team was there. So were Fanny Sunnesson, who caddies for Mark Hensby on the Australian team, and Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain. The guys from India and Germany were there, too. The crowd thinned out pretty fast, though. We knew there was almost no chance of playing. The weather forecast had been posted each day in the locker room, so we knew what we were facing. Still, I didn't know whether to go ahead and pack up or what. My cell phone picked up the broadband connection, though, so we were able to find out who won all the games back in the States yesterday. So we spent the next two, two-and-a-half hours talking about Duke basketball and Georgia Tech, my alma mater, knocking off Miami. So that was fun. We finally went back to the hotel around 11 a.m. when common sense prevailed.

We went to see Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo -- soon to be a classic, I'm sure -- at the theater here in town last night. It was a huge theater, not at all like the multiplexes we're used to in the U.S. It would probably have sat 300 or 400 people. We took a seat at the middle of the theater, and then we had to move about 20 rows closer so we could see. It was strange. About midway through the movie, the film stopped and there was a yellow screen with the word: "intervalo." At that point, everyone got up and left the theater. I assumed it meant intermission. But I was talking with someone today and he told me it was for a cigarette break. Funny.

This has been a great experience -- particularly because I got to play with my friend Zach. Even though we didn't play well, we had a good time. Our wives had fun, too. I love playing internationally. We were the only Americans here, and people don't get to see us much. The reception we got was great. I think it's a good format, too. In fact, alternate-shot may be the best examination of a two-man team because you simply can't hide if you're not playing well. You know, I've played a lot of best ball and alternate shot in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup but to come over here with just one other teammate was different -- and really neat. On the golf course, we didn't have too many highlights. But I'll remember Zach making birdie on the first two holes in Four-ball on Thursday. I knew he wasn't going to be timid when he did that. Off the course, it was great for Lisa and me to spend the time with Zach and Kim. That's probably what I'll remember most about the week.

We're going to pack this afternoon and get ready for a really early flight tomorrow morning. We'll have some time to catch up on things this afternoon now. We're building a house in Atlanta, so there's a lot of decisions to make. We don't really have much time to get away from the hustle and bustle, so we'll be able to get a lot done this afternoon. We get home on Monday around 3 o'clock and we'll be there until Friday. Then it's off to South Africa for the Nedbank Golf Challenge. We're taking the boys and doing a safari while we're there, so it should be a neat trip.