Legends of the Ryder Cup

Legends everywhere you look - and we celebrate them in this special edition as Europe and the USA prepare to do battle again in New York.

IT IS A question sure to trigger a thousand flashbacks in the minds of golf lovers the world over.

What single moment in the 98-year history of the Ryder Cup best encapsulates its sheer magic?

Is it Jack Nicklaus’ 1969 concession of a slippery three-foot putt to Tony Jacklin at Royal Birkdale, dubbed one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship as the transatlantic contest ended in a first tie?

Or Sam Torrance standing arms aloft in the lengthening shadows of The Belfry’s 18th green in 1985, his match-winning putt – “not a million miles away” as Peter Allis assured enthralled BBC viewers – nestling in the cup?

What about Jose Maria Olazabal’s impromptu Flamenco dance at Muirfield Village two years on, amid the Champagne-drenched celebration of a first European win on US soil?

We could go on. And on, and on. Legends everywhere you look – and we celebrate them in this Daily Mirror special edition as Europe and the USA prepare to do battle again at Bethpage Black in New York towards the end of September in golf’s greatest event.

The great Tom Watson once said: “The Ryder Cup creates idols. It creates legends. It creates memories that last.” He was spot on.

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