The greening of the Ryder Cup

The Irish have an uncanny knack of playing pivotal roles in European success at the biennial spectacular, says Simon Lewis

The greening of the Ryder Cup
Fri, 01 Oct, 2010 - 01:00

Christy’s, two-iron at The Belfry, 1989

CHRISTY O’Connor Jr had played just one Ryder Cup, 14 years earlier, when European captain Tony Jacklin made the Irishman a captain’s selection for the team’s home defence of the trophy.

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