Will Phil Mickelson become the Ryder Cup captain? Analysts say it’s hard to imagine
When the 2025 Ryder Cup was announced at Bethpage Black, many hoped that Phil Mickelson would receive Captain America’s duties in People’s Country Club.
But Mickelson turned to Liv Golf, and everything that followed eliminated the possibility from the equation. Instead, American PGA tab Keegan Bradley became the leader of the showdown for the U.S. team next week at Bethpage Black. Luke Donald will be captaining the Europeans for the second consecutive Ryder Cup.
Before Liv’s appearance, European veterans were steady as captain of the Ryder Cup. But Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia all rebelled against Liv, and Henrik Stenson was also named captain of the 2023 Ryder Cup in 2023, and then worked to break through the league again. Europeans outside Justin Rose and a relatively empty cabinet left behind him with a relatively empty cabinet, which Justin Rose was still at a high level at 45.
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As for the Americans, who will take over after Bradley completes his captain’s duties. Mickelson’s name will continue to appear, but Johnson Wagner is not sure if Mickelson is suitable for everything that has happened since he quit Liv.
“I mean, think about the players he would be captaining, maybe it feels like he gave up on them and tried to burn the house when he was out,” Wagner told Golf Subpar co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz in the latest episode. “Like, I think it’s a bit difficult to get the liv player to be the captain.”
Wagner believes Rose will be the next Ryder Cup captain in 2027 at Adare Manor European team “without any effort”.
To listen to Wagner for more information, check out the full episodes in the video below.
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