Tiger Woods Keen On Ryder Cup Captaincy

Tiger Woods has revealed that he would one day like to lead the American Ryder Cup team.

The 14-time major winner endured a torrid time during his side’s recent loss at Medinah, picking up only half a point, but he has told the press that he is keen to lead his team in the future, once he has improved his personal record. 

“One day that would be fantastic and a huge honour to be a captain of a Ryder Cup team, but hopefully it doesn’t happen in the near future,” Woods said.

“I still want to be playing on a lot more teams but certainly one day, when my golfing life is slowing down and when it’s over, that would be a huge honour to be a part of a Ryder Cup from a captaincy side.”

During the 2012 edition of the biennial event, Woods managed to tie Raymond Floyd for the worst American record in the foursomes with eight losses. He went on to lose in the fourballs twice and only manage half a point in the singles, leading him to come under criticism from both himself and the media.

“It didn’t set in for me for a few days as to what happened in Medinah. I had two sick kids I had to care for and they also had to go to school. They had fevers and I was focused on them for a couple of days,” he said. “I then started to talk to my friends and teammates, and once it all started to sink in – and the position we had been in and what transpired – yes, it was tough for a couple of days.

“I texted Freddie (Couples) and Steve (Stricker) quite a bit, and like anything it is a tournament lost and you have to move on and focus on the next event. We lose far more than we win in this sport and you learn to move on.”

Woods will be trying to move on this week in Turkey, at the new Turkish Airlines World Golf Final, an eight-man matchplay tournament. It is being billed as ‘Woods vs. Mclroy’, as the pair are set to meet in the round-robin group stages on Wednesday.

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