Tiger Woods says he would love to lead America in the Ryder Cup after being one of the vice-captains that helped USA win back the trophy from Europe last weekend.
Europe were looking for an unprecedented fourth straight victory in the competition but Darren Clarke’s men were unable to get the job done at Hazeltine, going down 17-11.
It was somewhat of a hammering for the former champions and the inability to hole decisive putts in the singles matches became a key factor in the result.
Take nothing away from the US, the home side played some terrific golf over the three days with talisman Patrick Reed, who beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy on Sunday, in spectacular form.
Rookie Brooks Koepka also inflicted the heaviest singles defeat of the day after thumping Masters champion Danny Willett, whose debut Ryder Cup was slightly tarnished by an article released by his brother prior to the start, 5&4.
For Davis III, it was redemption for the defeat suffered at Medinah back in 2012, where Europe staged a remarkable comeback, and the focus will be on defending the title in Paris in two years’ time.
Picking a new captain will take some time but Woods, who was one of five vice-skippers at Hazeltine, has said he would enjoy the role in the future although playing in the event again is still a goal of his. “Yeah, I would love to do it,” he said.
“I would be honoured to do it in the future, if asked. But from the player standpoint of it, I like playing.”
Woods, who is 50/1 to win the 2017 Masters, is due to make his competitive comeback after injury at the Safeway Open, which runs October 13-16.
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