Speculations about Tiger as team captain, Scheffler uninjured this time, fun with the DP World Tour and the Kordas. The Back Nine.
At the beginning of the year, a little speculation is allowed. Some disguise it as a prediction, a very popular discipline in early January. Colleagues from the renowned US portal The Fried Egg have made the bold claim that the PGA of America will offer Tiger Woods the captaincy for the Ryder Cup expedition 2027 in Ireland, but the 50-year-old will politely decline. He prefers to lead the US team when it’s a home game. The GOAT as skipper at the continental competition on his own turf: this would probably surpass anything the US has seen in terms of fan hype in golf.
Anyway, it would be Woods’ second refusal, having already declined for 2025 at Bethpage Black. This led to the appointment of Keegan Bradley, who since then carries the trauma of three defeats: Medinah 2012, omission for Rome 2023, and now again. It is an understandable decision for Tiger. Why should he give up the home advantage – even if statistically it de facto doesn’t exist – and risk his sporting reputation away from home where chances are not good? Americans last won in Europe in 1993 at The Belfry in England.
Moreover, his opponent at Adare Manor could be Luke Donald, who has outplayed the US skipper twice thoroughly. This again places the PGA of America in a dilemma, with few candidates for captaincy. Hopefully, Keegan Bradley won’t be asked again – Medinah loser Davis Love III had a second chance in 2016, but at home. Well, a little speculation is permitted… The \”Fried Egg\” crew also had other thoughts:
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