“One of the greatest honours” – Luke Donald named as Team Europe captain in Ryder Cup
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Former world number one golfer Luke Donald has been announced the European Ryder Cup captain for 2023 on Monday. The Englishman replaced Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of his captaincy last week after joining the controversial LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Talking about whether the Hemel Hempstead native has sought guidance on whom he may or may not be able to pick, Donald said: “There’s a legal situation going on. I don’t think that situation’s going to get resolved any time soon. So until that does, I can’t really comment on it because there’s no real answer.
“Given the opportunity to be a Ryder Cup captain is one of the greatest honours I can have in my golfing career. I’m extremely excited about this opportunity and I plan to make the most of it.”
“Not here really to talk about LIV”
Donald, 44, was constantly pressed about the LIV, which was recently played at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. The five-time PGA Tour champion reckoned that there is no bad blood whatsoever between him and Stenson after the Swede’s pivot to the rebel league.
“We have spoken,” Donald said, as quoted by The Guardian. “Everything is totally fine between us. We’re friends. Next time I see him I’ll congratulate him [on the LIV victory]. He obviously played great and fair play to him.
“I’m not here really to talk about LIV and whether they will be eligible or not. That’s to be seen and kind of a hypothetical question. But over the next few months hopefully, we’ll have some clarity on that situation and we can start making some decisions about that when it becomes more clear.”
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