Tiger Woods surprises golf world with big announcement regarding 2025 Ryder Cup
On Monday morning, some news was announced that golf fans probably weren’t expecting.
According to a report by James Corrigan of The Telegraph, Woods is expected to decline the captaincy of the U.S. team for the 2025 Ryder Cup. Woods, perhaps the greatest golfer in golf history, was set to succeed Zach Johnson and lead the United States at one of the most prestigious events in all of sports. Instead, Woods appears to have politely declined, citing “his long-standing involvement in peace negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which funded LIV,” according to the report. Tiger Woods. With Woods out of the running, the captaincy is expected to be selected from among Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Davis Love III. Corrigan said Woods was expected to take on the captaincy if an agreement could be reached to shorten the time, but when no such agreement was reached he decided to decline. The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held on American soil, at Bethpage Black near Manhattan. The 2023 Ryder Cup, won by Team Europe, was held at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy.
Tiger Woods surprises the golf world by announcing he will host the 2025 Ryder Cup
On Monday morning, news broke that golf fans probably weren’t expecting. According to The Telegraph’s James Corrigan, Woods is expected to decline the role of Team USA captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup. Arguably the greatest golfer in the game’s history, Woods was expected to succeed Zach Johnson as leader of the United States in one of the most prestigious events in all of sports. Instead, Woods appears to have politely declined, citing his “long-standing involvement in peace talks between the PGA Tour and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund that has bankrolled LIV,” the paper reported. Tiger Woods. With Woods out, the captaincy is expected to be chosen from among Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Davis Love III.
Corrigan said it was thought Woods would be willing to take on the role if an agreement could be reached to cut some of his time, but he withdrew from the idea when no such agreement was reached. The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held on American soil, at Bethpage Black near Manhattan. The 2023 Ryder Cup, won in a dominant fashion by Team Europe, was held at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. Tiger Woods surprises golf world with big 2025 Ryder Cup announcement
On Monday morning, some news was released that golf fans probably weren’t expecting.
James Corrigan of The Telegraph reports that Woods is expected to decline the captaincy of the U.S. team for the 2025 Ryder Cup. Woods, arguably the greatest golfer in the history of the game, was expected to succeed Zach Johnson as the man to lead the U.S. to one of the most prestigious events in all of sports.
Instead, Woods appears to have politely turned down the offer, citing his “long-standing involvement in peace talks between the PGA Tour and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund that bankrolled LIV,” the paper reported. With Tiger Woods out, Keegan Bradley, Stuart Cink, Fred Cupples and Davis Love III are expected to be named team captains. Corrigan said Woods was expected to take on the captaincy if an agreement could be reached to shorten the time, but when no such agreement was reached he decided to decline. The 2025 Ryder Cup will be held on American soil, at Bethpage Black near Manhattan. The 2023 Ryder Cup, won by the European team, was held at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy.