With the latest edition of the Ryder Cup around the corner in September, it’s time to look ahead at the potential pulsating captaincy matchups to come in the next ten years.
The task of predicting future captains has got a lot tougher with the ongoing and drawn-out fallout surrounding LIV Golf. What looked like a golden generation of European Ryder Cup captains with the likes of Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell now looks up in the air and unlikely to materialise – albeit the PGA and DP World Tour’s deal with the PIF may change that.
At present at least, it looks like they won’t get the chance so that’s how we’ll base our prediction. But if the last year of professional golf has taught us anything, it’s that nothing is ever out of the question.
The US team is less affected by recent developments but they will have to grapple with a rather sizeable Phil Mickelson problem. He seemed destined for captaincy (probably Bethpage 2025) but that’s now difficult to imagine. Tiger Woods is surely a lock but when exactly will the legendary American get his shot?
Let’s have a go at predicting the next five Ryder Cup captains…
Future Ryder Cup Captains – Predictions
2025 Bethpage Black, New York, USA
Europe: Nicolas Colsaerts
Colsaerts is a vice captain in 2023 at Marco Simone
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Colsaerts only represented Team Europe on one occasion in 2012 at Medinah but with several big names likely out of consideration, the Belgian could well be the next man up in 2025.
With it being a US Ryder Cup and Colsaerts, a very well respected figure on the DP World Tour, being part of the famous Miracle at Medinah, it could be a good fit.
He’s set to be a vice captain for Luke Donald in 2023 at Marco Simone and all being well, he could be given the captain’s duties next time.
If it isn’t Colsaerts, another name for the hat is Edoardo Molinari. The Italian played in the 2010 Ryder Cup, is also a vice captain this time and is renowned for his use of stats – something that comes in very handy for the Ryder Cup.
United States: Stewart Cink
Cink has played in five Ryder Cups
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The 2025 Ryder Cup had Phil Mickelson written…
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