The pipeline for U.S. captains suddenly looks thin after the recent Ryder Cup. Europe seems to have options not matter what happens with LIV Golf in the future.
For seemingly a decade—or back to when Bethpage Black on Long Island was announced as what was then the 2024 Ryder Cup venue,
It’s probably Woods’s job if he wants it, and he will undoubtedly surround himself with assistants he knows and trusts.This issue going forward for the U.S. is developing more captains. Say what you want about the Ryder Cup Task Force, but it has done its intended job of providing continuity between assistants and captains through the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. Zach Johnson served in assistant roles the last four Cups.
So did Johnson’s appointment of Davis Love III, Stricker, Furyk and Fred Couples this year. All have done the jobs and nurturing some future possibilities might have been more wise for at least one of those spots. Couples, who had three victories as a U.S. Presidents Cup captain, has been a popular choice among players, so he seems safe to do it as long as he wants.champion played in five Ryder Cups, the last in 2010.
Developing some other possibilities now seems to be the issue starting at next year’s Presidents Cup. The U.S. all of a sudden doesn’t have many in the pipeline. Could David Duval get back in the mix? Matt Kuchar was an assistant for the U.S. team in 2018. Webb Simpson was an assistant at the 2022 Presidents Cup, although that may have stemmed from his local knowledge at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
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