Speculations about Tiger as team captain, Scheffler injury-free, fun with DP World Tour and the Kordas. The Back Nine.
At the beginning of the year, a little speculation is allowed. Some camouflage it as a prediction, a very popular discipline in early January. The colleagues from the renowned US portal The Fried Egg made the bold thesis looking at the upcoming golf year: The PGA of America offers Tiger Woods the role of captain for the Ryder Cup expedition 2027 in Ireland, but the 50-year-old politely declines. He would rather lead the US team when it’s a home game. The GOAT as skipper in the continental competition on his own turf: That would probably break all records of fan hype golf has experienced in the US so far.
Anyway, it would be Woods’ second refusal after already declining for 2025 and Bethpage Black. This led to the appointment of Keegan Bradley, who since the 2012 Medinah defeat and the exclusion for Rome 2023 carries his third trauma. However, it would be a understandable decision by Tiger. Why should he give up home advantage — although statistically it basically does not exist — and risk a defeat abroad in a command operation whose chances do not look good. The last time Americans won in Europe was in 1993 at The Belfry in England.
Moreover, his opponent at Adare Manor might be Luke Donald, who has already outsmarted the US skipper by all means twice. This poses another dilemma for the PGA of America, as there are hardly any candidates for the team captain role otherwise. Hopefully, they won’t appoint Keegan Bradley again — Medinah loser Davis Love III was given a second chance, but in 2016 and at home. Well, speculation is allowed… Also, the \”Fried Egg\” writers noted further:
McIlroy and teammate Keegan: It’s complicated
A peculiar situation: Boston Common won a match in the Tomorrow’s Golf League for the first time, thanks notably to putts by Michael Thorbjornsen, who replaced Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama. But last Friday at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, the \”Frogs\” had not only a duel with Los Angeles but also a tense internal team situation. Rory McIlroy and teammate Keegan Bradley had