Kiawah tales: David Feherty on the ‘War by the Shore’ Ryder Cup and Rory McIlroy’s glory

Rory McIlroy celebrates after putting on the 18th green during the final round of the 94th PGA Championship at the Ocean Course in 2012 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He is the favourite to win the USPGA Championship at the same course this weekend.

The spotlight returns for the third time in 30 years to the Ocean Course, a Pete Dye seaside creation that has gained a measure of infamy in its first two encounters and will host its second PGA Championship this week.

Just ask David Feherty, who was on hand for both prior occasions. The Bangor, Co Down man competed in the infamous ‘War by the Shore’ Ryder Cup at Kiawah in 1991, and he was an on-course broadcaster for CBS in 2012 when Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship by a record eight strokes.