“seve and I left the putting green seven minutes before our tee time. The walk to the 1st tee would have been 50 yards, the ropes were really narrow, there were lots of people left and right and everybody was shouting ‘U-S-A, U-S-A’. As we neared the tee, Seve approached me and said, ‘Jose, just play your golf and I will take care of the rest.’ And that was it.”s
That Friday morning was September 25, 1987; the venue was Muirfield Village. Europe were defending the Ryder Cup for the first time ever (as Europe) having claimed the trophy back at The Belfry. The previous time Great Britain had beaten the Americans was as far back as 1957.
The USA had never lost at home and were already up in the two opening foursomes. In the anchor match, Seve would partner a 21-year-old rookie from the Basque region of Spain, who had needed a captain’s pick. The greatest Ryder Cup
