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Report: Luke Donald Weighing Whether to Return as Ryder Cup Captain

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As the architect of the European Ryder Cup team that made short work of the United States squad in Italy last month, it looks like Luke Donald has earned himself another tour of duty.

According to a report by The Telegraph in England, Donald can captain the team in 2025 at Bethpage Black in New York if he’s willing to do so.

The report states that he has until the end of the year to decide.

“We want to announce the captain by the end of the year, so Luke does not have that much time to decide, although we have left him in peace while he discusses it with his family because it is a big, big commitment,” a source told The Telegraph.

“There is a process, but everyone knows that if Luke wants it, Luke gets it. Let’s just say, the signs are promising.”

If he accepts, Donald will become the first back-to-back Ryder Cup captain for either side since Bernard Gallacher captained three consecutive European teams in the 1990s.

Davis Love III has captained the U.S. team twice, but not in consecutive tournaments.

There were reports last month that if he wanted to, Tiger Woods could captain the team in both 2025 and ‘27. But Stewart Cink’s name has also cropped up recently. 

Donald’s captain’s selections paid off last month, especially with rookies Ludvig Aberg and Nicolai Hojgaard. Ironically, those two 20-something golfers both had a big weekend.

Aberg won The RSM Classic on the PGA Tour, setting a record for best final 36 holes (61, 61) and tying Justin Thomas’s 2017 mark of 253 for lowest 72-hole score. The Swede now has wins on both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour after turning pro in June.

Hojgaard, 22, won the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, which is that series’ richest event, and he had to defeat the top-three European golfers to do so: Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm.

Regarding Hojgaard’s victory, Donald wrote, “What a win for Nico in one of Europe’s strongest fields and up against some of the best players in the world. The future of European golf looks bright.”

After the Ryder Cup concluded, the European players said at a press conference that they hoped Donald would return. 

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Chris has worked in sports journalism for nearly 20 years and also loves the game of golf, even though it often doesn't love him back. Year-round golf is a perk of living in Florida, where Chris moved from his native New York shortly after graduating from college. Chris has played some famous courses in the state, including Bay Hill in Orlando and Innisbrook in the Tampa Bay area, and next on his to-do list is the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to take a crack at the famous island hole.

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