CHASKA, MN—It’s hard to imagine but 25 years have passed since the epic USA triumph over Europe in the Ryder Cup Match played on The Ocean Course at Kiawah. The imagery of Bernhard Langer in the final match anguishing over a barely missed six-foot putt that if made would have kept the Cup in European hands still resonates.
The contest was fueled by plenty of banter between the teams and for whatever strange reason the tagline, “War by the Shore” was affixed to the event. Given the reality American military personnel were deployed to fight to liberate Kuwait that same year via the mission name -- Desert Storm -- the atmosphere of that year’s Ryder Cup Matches were to say the very least tense and pressure-oriented.
Nick Faldo of Europe lines up a putt with caddie Fanny Sunesson during the Final Day Singles of the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island. Stephen Munday /Allsport/Getty Images
