2010 Ryder Cup Captaincy
This week in Abu Dhabi at the European tour event the potential european team's captain for the 2010 matches will be discussed. These matches will be held at Celtic Manor resort in Wales. There is some clear leaders in the "contest" for the captaincy.
Jose Marie Olazabal is probably the favourite. He served as a vice captain to Nick Faldo at the matches in 2008 as well as just last week captaining Europe int he Royal Trophy in place of Seve Ballesteros who was unable to do so due to his health. Olazabal has had a succesful Ryder Cup career, best known for his wonderful partnership with his good friend Seve. He is however, keen to still be playing in the 2010 Ryder Cup and with the nature of the captaincy job nowadays a playing captain would not be possible.
Sandy Lyle is another strong candidate for the captaincy. (He is in fact my preferred candidate.) Sandy Lyle is the only one of the great European 5 not so far to have been given the role of captaining europe. He is worthy of the captaincy because he is a major winner, is experienced of playing round the globe and has been a valuable ambassador for european golf. The critics state that Sandy would not be the best choice due to the fact he has not competed on tour for a few years thus is out of touch with the younger players and what it takes to win nowadays. I however, believe that it would be a great shame if such an icon of european golf were not to be honoured with the Ryder Cup captaincy. However, I do hope that Europe pick a captain that will help them to win the trophy.
Other candidates for the captaincy are Ian Woosnam, Paul McGinley, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn. Woosnam is the leader of these other candidates as he did such a great job in 2006 at The K Club and being a welshman he would be an appropriate candidate who would definitely get the crowd going. The issue with Woosnam being appointed captain is the European committee in recent years has been following a policy of no repeat captaincies. Thus the appointment of Woosnam would involve breaking this policy.
At the end of the day there will be much discussion about the possible European captain until they are announced. All the candidates would do a great job and would certainly give there all for Europe to regain the cup lost in 2008. Lets hope for a scandal and conflict free appointment process and wish whoever the captain is the best of luck in their preparations for the matches.
Keep Swinging x x
Jose Marie Olazabal is probably the favourite. He served as a vice captain to Nick Faldo at the matches in 2008 as well as just last week captaining Europe int he Royal Trophy in place of Seve Ballesteros who was unable to do so due to his health. Olazabal has had a succesful Ryder Cup career, best known for his wonderful partnership with his good friend Seve. He is however, keen to still be playing in the 2010 Ryder Cup and with the nature of the captaincy job nowadays a playing captain would not be possible.
Sandy Lyle is another strong candidate for the captaincy. (He is in fact my preferred candidate.) Sandy Lyle is the only one of the great European 5 not so far to have been given the role of captaining europe. He is worthy of the captaincy because he is a major winner, is experienced of playing round the globe and has been a valuable ambassador for european golf. The critics state that Sandy would not be the best choice due to the fact he has not competed on tour for a few years thus is out of touch with the younger players and what it takes to win nowadays. I however, believe that it would be a great shame if such an icon of european golf were not to be honoured with the Ryder Cup captaincy. However, I do hope that Europe pick a captain that will help them to win the trophy.
Other candidates for the captaincy are Ian Woosnam, Paul McGinley, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn. Woosnam is the leader of these other candidates as he did such a great job in 2006 at The K Club and being a welshman he would be an appropriate candidate who would definitely get the crowd going. The issue with Woosnam being appointed captain is the European committee in recent years has been following a policy of no repeat captaincies. Thus the appointment of Woosnam would involve breaking this policy.
At the end of the day there will be much discussion about the possible European captain until they are announced. All the candidates would do a great job and would certainly give there all for Europe to regain the cup lost in 2008. Lets hope for a scandal and conflict free appointment process and wish whoever the captain is the best of luck in their preparations for the matches.
Keep Swinging x x
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