It’s 1991 in late September and the Ryder Cup is about to commence on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The setting is blissful, bucolic, beautiful, a place of peace and relaxation.

In this place what had come to be known as the “War By The Shore” was about to begin, a Ryder Cup that would forever define this contest between Team USA and Team Europe as an emotional powder keg.

Before the matches began, highly respected veteran Ray Floyd, known for his ego-melting glare and his poise in the hot seat, confided his to teammate Paul Azinger: “Zinger, I’ve won four majors but I’ve never faced any more pressure than there is in the Ryder Cup.”

Now jump to Sunday afternoon, the final day of singles competition, and Bernhard Langer has a six-foot putt on the 18th hole that wo

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