Nicolas Colsaerts named Ryder Cup vice-captain

The popular Belgian was one of the heroes of Europe’s remarkable Miracle at Medinah in 2012, making one of the most memorable debuts in the competition’s history.

He has also won three times on the DP World Tour, most recently in 2019, and has played more than 400 tour events.

Colsaerts joins Thomas Bjorn and Edoardo Molinari as vice-captains, and is the first appointed by Donald after he replaced Henrik Stenson.

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“My first reaction when Luke asked me was sheer joy,” he said.

“Every time I hear the words ‘Ryder Cup’, it takes me back to the edition I played in, how proud I was to wear the European colours and be part of such an unbelievable event. Of course, Luke was in that team too and when we spoke he mentioned how much he has always loved what the Ryder Cup means to me.

“Being a vice-captain is a different role to being a player but, nevertheless, my mission in 2023 will be exactly the same as it was in 2012, namely, to make a contribution to the team in any way I can.

“We already have two fantastic vice-captains in Thomas Bjørn and Edoardo Molinari and we already have a special bond between us. We are all different personalities but that is interesting because when you put us all in a room together you will have different angles, and Luke will be able to take what is best from each of us.

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