A celebratory history of golf's greatest tournament

'The matchplay showdown between the best of Europe and the USA claims to be the third biggest sporting spectacle on the plane, but the Ryder Cup is special in golf because it is the most important team event in a fiercely individual sport. Normal rivalries are set aside as competitors come together for their nation or continent. Yet adding to the pressure is the weight of history and the fervent, naked patriotism. In a sport traditionally proud of its manners and etiquette, it is like the ninety minutes of a football match for three days.'
Taking readers through the highs and lows of golf's most passionate competition, Playing for History: 100 Years of the Ryder Cup is not a dry, shot-by-shot account of how Team USA or Team Europe won on the nail-biting Sunday of each rendition. Instead, it traces all of the fun, colour, intensity and patriotism that the Ryder Cup is known for, with new interviews, insights and never-before-told stories from golf's leading stars, to offer a definitive history of the tournament.
From the War on the Shore and the Battle of Brookline to the Miracle in Medinah via Bethpage Black, acclaimed golf writer Neil McLeman journeys through a century of Ryder Cup madness to present a remarkable history of golf's most bewildering and beloved spectacle, making this the perfect book for golf fans.