The PGA of America appointing Keegan Bradley as 2025 Ryder Cup captain was a huge shock, so who knows which way they’ll go next time.
At 39, Bradley is the youngest Team USA captain since Arnold Palmer led the side in 1963 aged just 34, and could signal a changing of the guard.
It certainly looks that way judging by Bradley’s Bethpage Black backroom staff, with only Jim Furyk having any Ryder Cup leadership experience and Kevin Kisner and Gary Woodland never even having played in the event previously.
So when the Ryder Cup returns to Europe in 2027 at Adare Manor who will be leading the USA? They’ve not won in Europe since 1993 so it’s a huge decision, will they go for experience or will one of the new crop take up the challenge?
Due to the current situation we’ve excluded Phil Mickelson and any other LIV Golf stars who might otherwise have been considered.
Tiger Woods
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He was offered the captaincy in 2025 but turned it down due his involvement on the various boards and committees shaping the future of the PGA Tour, so you’d think Tiger Woods would be the PGA of America’s first choice for Ireland.
After all, it’s a huge task as the USA haven’t won on European soil since 1993 and their overall record since 1979 reads just two wins and a tie from 11 Ryder Cups. That record is just awful.
So who better to lift the team and break that wretched run than the biggest name in golf? He’d certainly carry that aura around him.
Woods had experience as a Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup assistant before leading the USA as player-captain for the 2019 Presidents Cup, so also has that in his favor.
He’s the clear top choice if he feels he has the time.
Keegan Bradley
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Could the USA take a leaf out of Europe’s playbook? If Keegan Bradley does the business at Bethpage Black then why not run it back at Adare Manor?
Luke Donald doesn’t necessarily have to win in New York to make it the right choice as he did such a good job in Rome and going back-to-back can really help with preparation for the far more difficult away leg.
So as long as Europe put up a decent fight but Bradley’s boys prevail then they would feel relatively comfortable with selecting him again.
Having just won a Ryder Cup and being able to quickly put any…
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