Luke Donald to replace Henrik Stenson as 2023 European Ryder Cup captain
Stenson is making his LIV Golf debut at this week’s tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., and is scheduled to meet the media on Thursday morning.
A former world No. 1 with five wins on the PGA Tour and another six on the DP World Tour, Donald is also a veteran of four Ryder Cup teams — all victorious. He was long rumored as a potential captain at some future Ryder Cup. The former World No. 1 served as a vice captain in the past two Ryder Cups and is playing this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA Tour in Detroit.
Thomas Bjorn and Edoardo Molinari, who were named vice captains by Stenson, will reportedly keep their roles with next year’s team.
Still, aside from Stenson’s removal, Team Europe may not be affected all that much. The top seven Europeans in the OWGR have shunned LIV to this point – Rory McIlroy (3), Jon Rahm (5), Viktor Hovland (9), Matt Fitzpatrick (10), Shane Lowry (24), Tommy Fleetwood (26) and Tyrrell Hatton (28). And players such as Thomas Pieters (35), Seamus Power (37), Justin Rose (51), Alex Noren (53), Adri Arnaus (61), Adrian Meronk (63) and Sepp Straka (67) are other top-70 players who could earn consideration.
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