Tiger Woods is believed to have turned down the opportunity to captain USA at next year’s Ryder Cup.
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TigerWoods–Exclusive:TigerWoodsturnsdownUScaptaincyat2025RyderCupTigerWoodsisbelievedtohaveturneddowntheopportunitytocaptainUSAatnextyear’sRyderCup.
ThePGAofAmericawillannouncetheirappointmentinNewYorkonTuesday,withthelikesofStewartCink,FredCouplesandDavisLoveintheframefortherole.
The48-year-oldraiseddoubtsattheUSPGAtwomonthsagothathewouldsucceedZachJohnson,citinghistime-exhaustiveinvolvementinthepeacenegotiationsbetweenthePGATourandtheSaudisovereignwealthfund,whichbankrolledLIV.
ItisunderstoodthatWoodswaspreparedtotakeontheroleifthePGAofAmerica–whichoverseestheUSarmofthebiennialdust-up–reducedthenormalcaptaincycommitmentsaheadofthematch.Butnodealwasevidentlyreachedandwiththeclockticking,theywereforcedtolookelsewhere.EuropeconfirmedthatLukeDonaldwastoserveasecondtermlastDecember.
Cink,the2009Openchampion,isthemostobviousalternative,butwiththematchtakingplaceatBethpage,just15minutesfr
