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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CourtsGolfPlace: Oak HillPlace: New YorkPlace: BelfryPlace: EuropePlace: IrelandPlace: K ClubPlace: County KildarePlace: Palmer CoursePlace: River LiffeyPlace: Oakland HillsPerson: Simon Lewis ChristyPerson: Christy O’Connor JrPerson: Tony JacklinPerson: Freddie CouplesPerson: O’ConnorPerson: COUPLESPerson: Couples’Person: Mike ‘Fluff’Person: ChristyPerson: Philip WaltonPerson: WaltonPerson: Jay HaasPerson: Howard ClarkPerson: Peter JacobsenPerson: HaasPerson: Bernard GallacherPerson: McGinleyPerson: Jim FurykPerson: Sam TorrancePerson: Curtis StrangePerson: MickelsonPerson: WoodsPerson: EuropeansPerson: Paul AzingerPerson: Niclas FasthPerson: FurykPerson: Tom LehmanPerson: Tiger WoodsPerson: Phil MickelsonPerson: Ian WoosnamEvent: Ryder CupEvent: September 11Event: European TourEvent: Smurfit European OpensOrganisation: IrishOrganisation: EuropeOrganisation: USAOrganisation: Great BritainOrganisation: Ireland
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