Phil Mickelson ain’t strolling by that door.
If anybody thought Mickelson would possibly play savior and captain Workforce USA at Adare Manor two years from now within the Ryder Cup, suppose once more.
Mickelson shot down that notion earlier than it even rose to the standing of a rumor on Sunday.
“No rumors,” Mickelson posted on X in response to a Golf.com submit noting the concept. “My Ryder Cup involvement is over. I’m pleased being a spectator and rooting for Workforce USA.”
Given how issues are going for Workforce USA at this 12 months’s Ryder Cup, nobody will be blamed for wanting forward two years and throwing out concepts on how issues can enhance.
The People had been blown off the course at Bethpage Black over the primary two days of the competitors, taking an 11.5-4.5 deficit into Sunday’s singles play.
That left Europe needing simply three factors out of Sunday to clinch a second consecutive Ryder Cup and turn into the primary crew to win on opposing soil since doing so at Medinah in 2012.
American captain Keegan Bradley’s choices have typically backfired, together with leaving himself off the crew — a noble gesture, however one which now appears to have been misguided.
Mickelson holds the file for essentially the most matches performed on the Ryder Cup at 47, having participated within the competitors 12 occasions in whole with an 18-22-7 file. His 21.5 Ryder Cup factors are an American file on the competitors, although Mickelson additionally holds the file for many losses.
Given Mickelson’s function in LIV Golf, a possible Ryder Cup captaincy may include some controversy anyway, even after there’s been some reconciliation between the PGA Tour and the Saudi upstart.
