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At the start of the year, a bit of speculation is allowed. Some disguise it as a prediction, a very popular discipline in early January. The colleagues from the renowned US portal The Fried Egg boldly suggested the following for the upcoming golf year: The PGA of America offers Tiger Woods the role of captain for the Ryder Cup expedition to Ireland in 2027, but the 50-year-old politely declines. He prefers to lead the US team when it’s a home game. The GOAT as skipper in a continental competition on home soil: this would likely explode all fan hype experiences in the US golf scene.
Either way, it would be Woods’ second refusal after already declining for 2025 at Bethpage Black. This led to the appointment of Keegan Bradley, who has been carrying the trauma since the 2012 Medinah defeat and being overlooked for Rome 2023. It is a reasonable decision from Woods. Why give up home advantage—though statistically almost non-existent—and risk a loss abroad in a command event with slim chances? The last time Americans won in Europe was 1993 at The Belfry in England.
Moreover, his likely opponent at Adare Manor could be Luke Donald, who has famously outplayed US captains twice. This again puts the PGA of America in a dilemma since hardly anyone else is suitable for the captain job. Hopefully, Keegan Bradley won’t have to step in again—previously losing at Medinah—and Davis Love III had a second chance in 2016, but at home. So, some speculation is permitted… The \”Fried Egg\” team also added further thoughts:
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