‘The Ryder Cup will be on Concorde’: when Europe won in the USA in 1995
The hosts were clear favourites at Oak Hill 30 years go, but Bernard Gallacher's team came home with the cup
Winning an away Ryder Cup is one of the biggest accomplishments in golf," to quote Rory McIlroy. Neither team has a great away record. USA have only won twice on their travels since Europe joined the event in 1979, their last away victory coming in 1993. Europe's only win on American soil in the last 20 years came in Medinah, and we all know it took a miracle for that to happen.
Of Europe's four away wins - in 1987, 1995, 2004 and 2012 - their shock victory at Oak Hill 30 years ago remains a personal favourite. Things were far from rosy for Bernard Gallacher's team in 1995: the captain was bruised after two defeats; there were complaints about his team selection; one star player was ruled out with an injury; and a few others were out of form.
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