Covering the spirited early years of the Ryder Cup in the 1920s - when the British Isles versus the USA was a regularly one-sided affair - the inclusion of Europe in 1979, and the gladiatorial clashes since, this is an authoritative and up to date chronicle of this fascinating tournament. Critchley recounts the charismatic captaincy of Tony Jacklin, the cavalier brilliance of Seve Ballesteros and, against all odds, the triumph for Europe on American soil, first achieved in 1987 at Muirfield Village, Ohio.
With approximately one billion people watching the 2010 Ryder Cup, the popularity of the biennial contest has never been greater, and this new history is the perfect 19th-hole companion.
