Europe’s Paul Casey watches his hole-in-one replayed on a jumbotron during the afternoon Foursomes versus the United States at the 2006 Ryder Cup held at the K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, ...

Paul McGinley of Europe during the afternoon foursome matches at the 2006 Ryder Cup held at the K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland on Friday, September 22, 2006. Photo by Sam ...

Twenty years ago, Ireland hosted the Ryder Cup for the first time on a week that was joyous and deeply poignant.

Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler share a number of similarities. Both are standard-bearers of American golf, equipped with all-around skills—and plenty of bravado—to become titans of the sport. Their ...