“We’ve talked about this for a good while, even as he was going up to become Ryder Cup captain we had chatted about it. “You only need to look at the record books to see that their Ryder Cup pedigree speaks for itself. “They all possess strong personalities but each of them will also bring something different to the team, giving us great balance. Westwood and Harrington have also expressed an interest in the captaincy and could be rivals to succeed Bjorn and lead Europe in the 2020 contest at Whistling Straits. Bjorn’s opposite number, Jim Fury,k has named Davis Love, Tiger Woods, and Steve Stricker as assistants, although Woods has stated his intention to play on the team as well.

Source: Irish Examiner May 22, 2018 22:52 UTC