The War by the Shore: The Incomparable Drama of the 1991 Ryder Cup Paperback – August 6, 2013

I'm sorry I don't know who the author is, but I search out his books now.I find them very well written, researched, and just impossible to put down.If you enjoy stories about golf, then buy this one and all his others too.Cheers, Simon

Great book about the greatest team competition in the world. USA vs. Europe every second year is the pinnacle of team sports. But this year 91, was a bit different. The US thought they won the Gulf war by themselves (It was actually a coaltion that won it) so they where on a high.They did a lot of things to sabotage the European chances, will not spoil anything here.Read it and learn alot about the instinct of different players on both teams.

Read this in preparation for an 8 man golf trip to Kiawah. Great part of golf history I really enjoyed it.

Somehow I expected a bit more from this book. It actually made me realize the Ryder cup and its participants are taking the whole thing much too seriously...

As Bernhard Langer stated-"it was not a war-it was only golf". This is well researched content and a compelling read, giving insights into the personalities of the protagonists. The most interesting accounts are of those leading up to the competition.

Enjoyable book but not really anything in here that I wasn't aware of before. Would have loved to hear from more PGA officials as to why the tone was set and why they allowed it to get to the level it did and also would have learned to hear more first hand accounts from people who were in the crowd to describe what it was like there. Just nit picking because otherwise, a quick and enjoyable read

This is a quick, easy read for anyone who's even a casual golf fan. Curt Sampson paints a great picture of the 1991 Ryder Cup and what it meant to the history of the rivalry.

I liked how the author managed to build the suspense even though the readers mostly remembered the conclusion.

This is by some distance the best-written book on the Ryder Cup, or on a specific Ryder Cup - and I've read a few. Most books on the subject are variations on 'churnalism', with the same information and anecdotes endlessly recycled (or possibly plagiarised). This, by contrast, is a refreshing and original retrospective retelling of the story of the 1991 cup, with lots of interesting direct reminisces from the participants. It provides an interesting, and American, perspective 21 years after the event, to compensate for the general British narrative about screaming Yanks and Corey Pavin in an army cap - and I say that as a Brit. Sampson puts the match in its wider sporting and political context, and constructs some excellent pen pics/biographies of the players.Well worth a read, although you'll finish it in one sitting.

Curt Sampson is one of the best golf writers around and all his books are worth reading . This account of one of the most infamous Ryder Cups is just a little disappointing . The narrative is a bit heavy on the non golf peripheral stuff and short of new insights on the golf and players . A lot of the research seems to have come from watching the tv tapes again , and parts of the story are simply retold from the point of view of the tv coverage . Still a decent read though .

A great event brilliantly told. Raced through it in two sittings