"USA have only won twice on their travels since Europe joined the event in 1979, their last away victory coming in 1993. Europe's only win on American soil in the last two decades came in Medinah, and we all know it took a miracle for that to happen. Of Europe's four away wins in 1987, 1995, 2004 and 2012 their shock victory at Oak Hill 30 years ago remains a personal favourite."
"Things were far from rosy for Bernard Gallacher's team as they travelled to Oak Hill in 1995: the captain was bruised after two defeats; there were complaints about his team selection; one star player was ruled out with an injury; and a few others were out of form. Narrow defeats in 1991 and 1993 had hurt Gallacher, who resigned from the role of captain and was only convinced to return thanks to a letter from Bernhard Langer."
"Gallacher first had to select his team and, with just two captain's picks, he had the unenviable task of omitting two from Nick Faldo, Jose Maria Olazabal, Ian Woosnam and Jesper Parnevik. He's stuck, isn't he? Woosnam complained. But he'll get no sympathy from me. He wanted this system and we could end up without all our best players in the team."
Winning an away Ryder Cup is one of the biggest accomplishments in golf. USA have only won twice on the road since Europe joined in 1979, with the last away victory in 1993. Europe recorded away wins in 1987, 1995, 2004 and 2012, with the 1995 Oak Hill triumph noted as a shock victory. Bernard Gallacher faced criticism after narrow defeats in 1991 and 1993 but was persuaded to return as captain by Bernhard Langer, Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo. Gallacher contended with selection controversy, Jose Maria Olazabal's injury, and several players being out of form before Oak Hill.
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