Speculations about Tiger as captain, Scheffler injury-free, fun with DP World Tour and the Kordas. The Back Nine.
At the start of the year, a bit of speculation is allowed. Some disguise it as a forecast, a popular discipline in early January. The colleagues from the renowned US portal The Fried Egg have put forward a bold thesis for 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 prefers to lead the US team when there is a home game. The GOAT as skipper in the continental competition on home turf: This would probably surpass all fan hype ever experienced in golf in the USA.
Anyway: It would be Woods’ second refusal after having already declined for 2025 at Bethpage Black. This led to the appointment of Keegan Bradley, who since the 2012 Medinah defeat and omission for Rome 2023 carries the third trauma. However, it’s a sensible decision from Tiger’s perspective. Why should he forgo the home advantage — statistically almost non-existent anyway — and risk tarnishing his sporting record in an away command operation with poor odds? The last time Americans won in Europe was in 1993 at The Belfry in England.
McIlroy and Keegan: It’s complicated
An unusual situation: Boston Common secured its first win in Tomorrow’s Golf League thanks largely to putts by Michael Thorbjornsen, substitute for Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama. Last Friday at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, besides facing Los Angeles, the \”Frogs\” had a tense internal team scenario. Rory McIlroy and teammate Keegan Bradley had to keep the peace, though their relationship has been strained since the Ryder Cup at Bethpage.
Specifically, McIlroy was subjected to harsh insults from US fans, while Bradley downplayed the behavior as simply \”very passionate.\” They reportedly reconciled, but tensions resurfaced before Boston Common’s first appearance in this second TGL season. McIlroy made it clear he still holds a grudge against \”Captain Keegan\” for not influencing the fans. \”Of course, you have to use the home advantage,\” said the five-time major winner on the podcast \”The Overlap\” with British football stars Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, and Roy Keane. \”But Keegan and his team had the chance to say, ‘Let’s just stay calm. Let’s play with the right attitude.’ Some did