Mickleson and Bradley Recall Golf's Dynamic Duos The Ryder Cup team of Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley electrified Medinah Country Club with three consecutive wins in the team competition on Friday and Saturday, calling to mind earlier noteworthy partners in the golf's long history. In the 1940s, Byron Nelson and Jug McSpaden, the so-called Gold Dust Twins, were dominant in the then more common two-man team competitions. Nelson and McSpaden won the Miami Fourball twice, the Minneapolis Fourball and placed second five other times. While they never played in the Ryder Cup together because the Ryder Cup was suspended for World War II, Byron did play in 1937 and 1947, amassing a 3-1-0 record. Byron was named to the 1947 American team after he had retired from active competition in the middle of 1946, the only retired player to ever qualify. Not surprisingly, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus also made an indelible mark. Together they teamed for wins in three World Cups, in 1963, 1964 and 1967, a win in the PGA National Fourball in 1966 and the National Fourball in 1970. Although they were teamed in only two Ryder Cups, in 1969 and 1971, they won twice and lost once. Martin Davis is the historian of Golf Channel and has written or edited 24 books on golf. His next book, "The Ryder Cup: Golf's Grandest Event," will be released early next year.