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Padraig Harrington to captain Europe at the 2020 Ryder Cup
Padraig Harrington will captain Europe’s Ryder Cup side for the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
Harrington, who is a three-time major champion, has been a vice-captain at the event for the last three contests and speaking at a press conference at the European Tour’s Wentworth headquarters, the Irishman spoke about the honor he feels in taking the role and also the tasks he will face as captain
“I’m thrilled. It’s not something I went into lightly. You could look at this as being a natural progression, a move on from player to vice-captain to captain but it’s not something that I take on without a certain amount of trepidation.
I really want to be a help. I want to hopefully leave the European Tour and Ryder Cup in a better place after two years, but I know we are going to a new venue, it’s an away match, we’re going to have on average three more rookies coming into the team.
I have to be part of that team and ensure that I find an edge to make the team perform to the best of their abilities and hopefully get a win.”
Harrington had been heavily tipped to land the role, and despite appearing on four winning sides as a player, the 47-year-old stressed how due to the immense pressure under the captain’s at the biennial event, he feels as if he is “putting his legacy on the line” in accepting the role.
Harrington faces the arduous task of attempting to defend the Ryder Cup on foreign soil, and after being confirmed as captain today spoke about how the decision to lead the European side in Wisconsin in 2020 wasn’t one he made lightly.
“It’s something I did think long and hard about. It’s possibly easier to be Ryder Cup captain at home, but I realise it was good timing in my career and probably the best chance for the team in an international setting, going to the US having me as captain at this time.
Then it really came down to whether I wanted to be in the hat and put what is a successful career on the line. It’s a different element to your career, and we know a successful captain is great and a losing captain – it’s his fault. I’m putting something on the line going out there.”
Attention now turns to who Harrington will choose as his five vice-captains for the event.
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
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Scheiss
Jan 8, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Guaranteed win for the USA.
Nobody in that Euro team will be able to take him seriously with his twitching and OCD.
Jamie
Jan 8, 2019 at 11:07 am
Just hand him the trophy now. Guaranteed win.
Sergio
Jan 8, 2019 at 10:19 am
That’ll be a week off for me then……..