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 prediction, a very popular discipline at the beginning of January. The colleagues from the renowned US portal The Fried Egg have made a bold claim looking at the upcoming golf year: The PGA of America offers Tiger Woods the role of captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup expedition to Ireland, but the 50-year-old politely declines. He would rather lead the US team when a home game is on the cards. The GOAT as skipper in a continental competition on home soil: this would probably blow up all fan hype experienced in US golf so far.
Anyway, it would be Woods’ second refusal after he declined 2025 at Bethpage Black. That decision led to the appointment of Keegan Bradley, who has since been carrying the third trauma after the defeat at Medinah 2012 and being overlooked for Rome 2023. It is an understandable decision from Tiger. Why should he give up the home advantage — even if statistically it does not really exist — and risk tarnishing his sporting record in an away command operation with very slim chances. The last time the Americans won in Europe was 1993 at The Belfry in England.
Moreover, his possible adversary at Adare Manor could be Luke Donald, who had famously defeated the US skipper twice before. This leaves the PGA of America in a dilemma again. Because besides him, hardly anyone else is suitable for the captain role. Hopefully, Keegan Bradley won’t go again — the Medinah loser Davis Love III was given a second chance in 2016, but that was at home. Well, a little speculation is allowed… The \”Fried Egg\” team also thought of the following:
McIlroy and Colleague Keegan: It’s Complicated
An unusual situation: Boston Common won their first match in Tomorrow’s Golf League, helped significantly by putts from Michael Thorbjornsen, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama’s replacement. However, last Friday at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, the \”Frogs\” faced not only their duel with Los Angeles but also an internal team tension. Rory McIlroy and Boston Common teammate Keegan Bradley had to put on a united front during the indoor spectacle, despite their complicated relationship since the Ryder Cup at Bethpage.
Specifically, since McIlroy was insulted and attacked in a sometimes unpleasant manner by US fans. Bradley downplayed the fan behavior and hostility as merely \”very passionate.\” Allegedly, they reconciled, as McIlroy stated, but before Boston Common’s first appearance in this second TGL season, the issue resurfaced. McIlroy clearly expressed he still holds a grudge against \”Captain Keegan\” for not doing anything to calm aggressive fans. \”Sure, 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 company had the chance to say: