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Tiger Woods selected as vice captain for the 2016 Ryder Cup
U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain Davis Love III has appointed Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker as vice captains for the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club, joining Tom Lehman who was named as his assistant captain earlier this year.
Woods, who has undergone multiple back surgeries in 2015, has played in seven Ryder Cup events (1997, ’99, 2002, ’04, ’06, ’10, ’12) and is a member of the infamous Ryder Cup task force. He bowed out publicly from the Captain’s selection process in 2014 due to injury, and did not qualify for the Presidents Cup in 2015, which he’s played in eight times. Despite recent health setbacks and being selected as vice captain, however, Woods still hopes to qualify for the team as a player, according to a release.
“I’d like to thank Davis for his confidence in me and for my selection as a Ryder Cup Vice Captain. This is something I want to do,” Woods said in a release. “I will continue to do whatever I can to help win the Cup back. Once I’m fully healthy, I’d like to try to make the team too, but either way, I’m very excited to work with Davis, the other Vice Captains and the players to get a U.S. victory.”
Love III made the announcement on Wednesday at Sea Island Golf Club, where he’s hosting the 2015 RSM Classic. The 2016 U.S. Captain had this to say about his decision to select Woods, and what his role will be in the process:
“Tiger wants to be a playing assistant. That’s his goal,” Love said. “Tiger is so excited about it. You saw what came from the Presidents Cup that he was calling and texting us about what was going on. He wants to make the team, don’t mistake. But he’s also committed to helping me. He wants to be the leader of his group. But he wants to do it from on the golf course. He doesn’t want to be the general in the room. He wants to be in the battle.”
The question is, what are the chances that Woods — who has a 13-17-3 career Ryder Cup record — will tee it up at Hazeltine as a playing assistant at the 2016 Ryder Cup?
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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Nenwheb
Dec 1, 2015 at 9:49 am
Outstanding
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Edlrick should not play for his country. He is also not an exemplary character.
Mark
Nov 20, 2015 at 1:20 pm
I can see a lot of players insisting their wives and girlfriends stay away…..
JuNiOR
Nov 21, 2015 at 4:19 pm
Mark, I said that exactly to my golf buddies…YOUR SO RIGHT!
Tiger at his best never figured out how to be a team player now he is the vice captain with his vises irony.
TheInfidel
Nov 20, 2015 at 9:10 am
Great news……..
….for Team Europe!
Daddy no
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:35 pm
You notice how the Olympics Golf format is the standard 72 hole event done quietly with only 60 players instead of a more stressful, hoopla team event type matches? They knew they didn’t want to get in the way of the Ryder Cup. So cheesy how the PGA tries to run everything their way
Daddy no
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:33 pm
It’s for the ratings. They know they can’t beat the Euros, so at least lets make people watch it, is how these guys think. And all the noise that Eldrick will cause and bring to the whole thing will unnerve the US team and that’s all folks
Jay
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:04 pm
I hear Tiger is trying to get out of it. Says he jumped at the opportunity when he heard it involved VICE, thought it was one of his preferred vices instead of this captain thing
Stephen
Nov 19, 2015 at 11:50 pm
He has no interest in being the captain or vice captain. He wants to play, and as bad as he is/ recovering he knows his only ticket in is to coach.
Steve
Nov 19, 2015 at 5:32 pm
I would like tapping Tigers thought process. He did win 14 and 6 amateur titles.
Daddy no
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:32 pm
All really done before the whole marriage, kids, and adultery busted him and caught up to him
Steve
Nov 19, 2015 at 8:44 pm
2013 player of the year. 8 wins 2010-2015. 2014-2015 were horrendus. You wouldnt want to sit down with Jack and learn about his thought process? Same thinking with Tiger. Who else would you want? Everyone loves Freddy?
Bobby Marcus
Nov 25, 2015 at 9:33 pm
Yea but still better than the trash you call a wife.
ooffa
Nov 19, 2015 at 3:30 pm
There is a vice captain? C’mon this is a made up title, right.
lew
Nov 19, 2015 at 10:47 am
wow tiger working on a team event.
worst choice ever. he is not a team player. just me me me
Ian
Nov 19, 2015 at 7:01 am
Interesting to see if Tiger will be used as the scapegoat after USA lose another Ryder Cup.
cb
Nov 18, 2015 at 7:54 pm
if the ryder cup was in 2017 then i would have said yes because tiger would have a full year and some to recover but the odds aren’t in anyone’s favor no matter who you are to come back after this long and qualify for the 2016 ryder cup
Mike
Nov 19, 2015 at 12:09 pm
He’s not expected to play in the Ryder Cup..?
cody
Nov 18, 2015 at 7:40 pm
tiger woods is a rusty penny that has lost its shine. too bad.
Bert
Nov 18, 2015 at 6:59 pm
Great pick Davis – Tiger will be an asset to the team.
erlybrd
Nov 18, 2015 at 6:54 pm
Tiger Woods, the team player…..hmmm.
john
Nov 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm
if he came out and 2013’d it, then yeh he’d qualify for sure – after 14/15 most people would say they cant see it happening, but good luck!