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At the beginning 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 have boldly asserted for the upcoming golf year: The PGA of America offers Tiger Woods the captaincy for the Ryder Cup expedition 2027 in Ireland, but the 50-year-old politely declines. He prefers to lead the US team when it’s a home game. The GOAT as skipper at the continental competition on home soil would likely cause unprecedented fan hype in the USA.
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 loss and not being selected for Rome 2023 carries a third trauma. However, Tiger’s decision is understandable. Why abandon the home advantage – though statistically it barely exists – and risk tarnishing his record in an away command mission with slim chances? The Americans last won in Europe in 1993 at The Belfry, England.
Moreover, his opponent at Adare Manor might be Luke Donald, who has outwitted the US skipper twice. This again leaves the PGA of America in a dilemma, with few candidates for captain. Hopefully, they won’t turn to Keegan Bradley again – Medinah loser Davis Love III also got a second chance in 2016 at home. So speculation can continue… The \”Fried Egg\” crew also mentioned: