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Golf's 'war by the shore'

The bitter confrontation between the USA and Europe at the 1991 Ryder Cup.

In 1991 the best golfers from the USA and Europe went head-to-head in one of the most bitter confrontations in the history of the Ryder Cup. Played shortly after the First Gulf War, some of the European team objected to the militaristic and fiercely partisan atmosphere encouraged by their American hosts at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The tension at the so-called β€œWar By The Shore” spilled over into the tournament itself, which was decided on the last hole. Will Yates speaks to golfers Hale Irwin and Paul Broadhurst. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

(Photo: The American team celebrate. Credit: Getty Images)
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