A tweet after the 2014 Ryder Cup cost the Indiana club pro dearly but now he can reflect positively on his time leading the PGA of America, including a hand in bringing the 2025 Ryder Cup to Bethpage.
Given the heated rhetoric of our times, and some of the outlandish stuff that appears on social media by the minute, it almost seems quaint today that Ted Bishop—the former President of the PGA of America—was ousted from his position because of a squabble with Ian Poulter.after the United States was slapped back at the Ryder Cup in Scotland
Bishop, 70, is the director of golf at the Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Ind., the same position he held a decade ago as he had worked his way up through the PGA of America hierarchy after helping found the club where he works. The PGA president job is a voluntary, unpaid position but one that comes with considerable weight as the organization that runs the U.S.-based Ryder Cups, the PGA Championship and other events while also governing more than 28,000 club pros.
But the Ryder Cup changed considerably in those 20 years. Watson, who played on four teams , went 10–4–1, never playing on a losing team. He was 64 at the time of the matches and the oldest U.S. captain. Watson had not attended a Ryder Cup since he led the team to victory at The Belfry. Although Mickelson later apologized and was largely criticized for his comments, many also privately viewed such a public scolding as a necessary step to get the players more involved with a system of picking and grooming captains. That ultimately led to the Ryder Cup Task force and what is still in place today with a committee that includes three players.
“What was really ironic was the Tuesday before the matches, Pete Bevacqua , came up and said ‘If we win, why would we not bring Tom back as Ryder Cup captain? We could not have a better Ryder Cup captain.’ You talk about everything flipping. People were critical of Tom and me for making the decision.”
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