The Most Pivotal Golf Shots In Ryder Cup History | Golf Digest

From clutch putts to untimely collapses, recalling the most pivotal shots in the Ryder Cup. Transcript The most memorable Ryder Cup moment, for me, was Justin Leonard sinking the monster putt the th hole at the Country Club in . They started the day down to six. He had put on this tremendous come back, and he needed to pull out another point to help the United States team pull off this miraculous comeback. Very difficult putt, rams it in, the place goes crazy, perhaps a little too crazy. You had players, caddies, wives, captains, all running onto the green. I abstained illness to stay home and watch the Ryder Cup. (cymbal crashes) Sometimes a pivotal moment in the Ryder Cup is not a good shot. One such example, is Hunter Mahan at the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. He s on the th hole, in a really tough match against Graeme McDowell, and the whole Ryder Cup is still on the line. Infamously chunks a chip shot, leading to a bogey and a loss, in what ended the Ryder Cup and ended the US chances. We saw the emotions spill over through him when he cried at the press conference. , in Kiawah Island, the pressure was probably at an all time high. You know, it was dubbed The War by the Shore, and Mark Calcavecchia jumps out to a five up lead, in his match, and it starts bleeding away, bleeding away, bleeding away, and then he comes to , and he literally shanks his shot in the water. Went on the beach afterward and wept. Even though the team ended up winning, the fact is, it was one of the bigger chokes we ve seen. One of my favorite shots in the history of the Ryder Cup was at Oak Hill where you had the crucial match with Nick Faldo and Curtis Strange. And everybody talks about Curtis Strange collapsing down on the stretch, but what they don t always remember as well, is Nick Faldo on the th hole essentially having to lay up on a par four, and then wedge it close and make the putt to win the hole. Lanny Wadkin s wedge on the last hole on the par five, th at PGA National in , produced a great moment. Wadkins jams it in there to a couple of feet. Jack Nicklaus, the captain, is known for being kind of stoic, he rushes out, grabs the divot and gives it a little kiss. Bernhard Langer played at the Kiawah, on the last hole, on the last green, in the last match, the last stroke of the tournament. That s the iconic moment of the Ryder Cup. He missed the six footer, huge putt. You d think it would ve broken him, you d think it might even have broken Europe. Cause I think of that moment is when the Ryder Cup really got big. Still haven’t subscribed to Golf Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/golfdigestyoutubesub ABOUT GOLF DIGEST Home of the annual Hot List, instructional videos, news and trends, Golf Digest is the definitive destination for all-things golf. The Most Pivotal Golf Shots In Ryder Cup History | Golf Digest Produced by: Emoticon Productions