Speculations about Tiger as team captain, Scheffler injury-free, fun with DP World Tour and the Kordas. The Back Nine.
At the start of the year, some 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 boldly suggested the following for the upcoming golf year: The PGA of America offers Tiger Woods the role of captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup trip to Ireland, but the 50-year-old politely declines. He prefers to lead the US team when playing at home. The GOAT as skipper at the continental competition on home turf would likely break all previous fan hype records in US 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 the 2012 Medinah defeat and the lack of inclusion in Rome 2023 carries a third trauma. However, it is an understandable decision from Tiger. Why should he forgo the home advantage – statistically virtually non-existent – and risk his sporting reputation in an away command mission with poor chances? The Americans last won in Europe in 1993 at The Belfry in England.
McIlroy and Keegan: It’s Complicated
An awkward situation: Boston Common won their first match in the Tomorrow’s Golf League, thanks in part to putts by substitute Michael Thorbjornsen. But last Friday at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, besides their duel against Los Angeles, there was a tense situation within the team. Rory McIlroy and teammate Keegan Bradley had to show a united front despite a complicated relationship since the Ryder Cup at Bethpage.
Specifically, since McIlroy was insulted by US fans in a partly disgusting manner. Bradley downplayed the fan behavior as merely \”very passionate.\” They reportedly made up, but before Boston Common’s first appearance this season, the issue resurfaced. McIlroy expressed that he still resents \”Captain Keegan\” for not doing enough to calm aggressive fans. The five-time major winner said in the podcast \”The Overlap\” with British football stars Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, and Roy Keane, \”Of course, home advantage must be used. But Keegan and others had the chance to say: ‘Let’s stay calm, let’s play with the right mindset.’ Some did, but not Keegan. As captain, he could have had the biggest influence but did not.\” In social media terms regarding relationship status: It’s complicated.
Scottie Scheffler Returns to Duty Uninjured
Enough fun: Christmas is over, the new year has started, and Scottie Scheffler survived the holidays without another household accident. It’s