Thirty years of hurt: when USA last won the Ryder Cup in Europe

Five of the current USA team were not even born the last time the country triumphed on European soil

By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog

Welcome to 1993. Take That have teamed up with Lulu. There are four terrestrial TV channels in the UK. England are preparing for a crucial World Cup qualifier in the Netherlands. The internet is still a thing of the future. Five players who will represent the USA in the 2023 Ryder Cup have not been born. And Prince Andrew is allowed to present the Ryder Cup to the winning captain.

As Tom Watson lifted up the Ryder Cup at the Belfry on 26 September 1993, you would have been given long odds on the American team having to wait at least 30 years to triumph again on European soil. But since that Sunday in the Midlands, six USA captains - including Watson again in 2014 - have tried and failed to take the trophy back across the Atlantic. Thirty years of hurt.