NASSAU, Bahamas — After guiding the European crew to a decisive victory on the Ryder Cup outdoors Rome in October, Luke Donald will return as captain at Bethpage Black in New York in 2025, the DP World Tour introduced Wednesday.
Donald would be the European crew’s first repeat captain since Bernard Gallacher did so in three straight matches from 1991 to 1995.
“Nice alternatives do not come alongside fairly often in life and I am an amazing believer that after they do, it’s worthwhile to seize them with each arms — that is one among these moments,” Donald mentioned in an announcement. “I have been lucky as a participant to have had many superb occasions within the Ryder Cup over time and so so as to add being a successful captain to that, to kind bonds with the 12 gamers like we did in Italy and to get the end result we did, was very particular certainly.”
Donald, a former world No. 1 golfer, guided the Europeans to a 16½-11½ victory at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership. The Englishman had changed Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of his captaincy in July 2022 after becoming a member of LIV Golf.
When Donald was requested about returning because the European crew captain at a postmatch information convention at Marco Simone, he mentioned, “I have not been requested but.”
European star Rory McIlroy shortly added, “I feel everybody sitting right here could be very comfortable to have him once more.”
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U.S. crew captain Zach Johnson just isn’t anticipated to return to his function in 2025. There’s hypothesis that 15-time main champion Tiger Woods is in line to exchange him, however Woods was noncommittal when requested concerning the risk on the Hero World Problem on Tuesday.
Woods, who not too long ago joined the PGA Tour coverage board, mentioned he was too busy to consider the subsequent Ryder Cup, which is scheduled for Sept. 26-28, 2025. He’s serving to lead the gamers’ efforts in negotiating a possible cope with Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund and the DP World Tour, or different U.S.-based personal buyers.
“Proper now, there’s an excessive amount of at stake with our tour to consider a Ryder Cup proper now,” Woods mentioned. “We have now to get this completed and now we have to be centered on this proper now. The gamers and everybody concerned understands that this is a matter we have to deal with.”