Ryder Cup memories: Bernhard Langer v Hale Irwin, Kiawah Island 1991

FOLLOWING the 14-14 draw at The Belfry in 1989, another desperately close finish was always on the cards at Kiawah Island in European captain Bernard Gallacher’s first match in charge.

But the match also marked the start of a real deterioration in the spirit of the contest which was dubbed the “War on the Shore” in reference to the Gulf War earlier in the year.

“It soured the whole week for everyone involved,” admitted Bernhard Langer.