• Thomas Bjørn says he would be a ‘brilliant’ choice
Padraig Harrington is in pole position to be Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain as thoughts shift from the weekend success over the USA in France towards a defence of the trophy at Whistling Straits in 2020. Following on from Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke, Harrington would become the third European captain from the island of Ireland within four Ryder Cups.
Harrington, a three-times major champion, was one of Thomas Bjørn’s vice-captains as Europe demolished USA 17½ to 10½ at Le Golf National. A meeting of those charged with selecting Bjørn’s successor – including the Dane himself – is expected before the end of this year with Harrington by far the favoured candidate to lead Europe in Wisconsin.
Written by Ewan Murray at Le Golf National
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/01/padraig-harrington-ryder-cup-2020-europe-captain under the title “Padraig Harrington next in line to be Europe’s Ryder Cup captain”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
