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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Who will be European Ryder Cup Captain?

The player's committee meets tomorrow to decide who the next European Ryder Cup team captain will be. Until a few weeks ago, the word was that Sandy Lyle would get the nod after strong support from many tour players. But at a meeting two weeks ago, a couple of new names emerged, Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie. After originally declaring that he would still like to be a player at the next event at Celtic Manor in Wales, Olazabal seemingly left the way clear for Monty. Then last Thursday the Spaniard did a u-turn and said he would be prepared to take on the captaincy.
So what about Lyle? Well, he will be 52 by the time the next Ryder Cup comes around, and a lot of people seem to think that is too old! Olly and Monty who are presently 42 and 45, will surely captain the team at some point, but for the moment, both can still be excellent additions to the playing side of the team. If they are playing well enough, of course.
In my mind I would like to see Sandy Lyle take the helm. He has a wealth of experience to be able to do a good job. But if I was a betting man, my money would be on Olazabal, and I fully expect him to be named as captain tomorrow.
What do you think?

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