by This is a sure question of triggering a thousand flashbacks in the minds of golf enthusiasts around the world.
What unique moment in the history of 98 years of the Ryder Cup best sums up its pure magic?
Is this the concession of Jack Nicklaus in 1969 of a three-foot sliding putt at Tony Jacklin in Royal Birkdale, nicknamed one of the greatest sporting acts of the transatlantic competition ended with a first equality?
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Or Sam Torrance standing from arms in the air in the elongated shadows of the 18th green of the belfry in 1985, his winning putt of the match – “not a million kilometers” as Peter Allis murdered the viewers of the BBC – nestled in the Cup?
What about the impromptu dance of Jose Maria Olazabal in the village of Muirfield two years, in the midst of the Champagne celebration of a first European victory on American soil?
We could continue. And on, and on. Legends wherever you look at – and we celebrate them in this special Daily Mirror edition while Europe and the United States are preparing to fight Bethpage Black again in New York towards the end of September in the biggest golf event.
The great Tom Watson said one day: “The Ryder Cup creates idols. He creates legends. He creates memories that last.” He was there.
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