{"id":44320,"date":"2026-03-11T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/tiger-woods-hints-at-taking-on-unwanted-responsibilities-as-ryder-cup-captain\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:00:15","slug":"tiger-woods-hints-at-taking-on-unwanted-responsibilities-as-ryder-cup-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/tiger-woods-hints-at-taking-on-unwanted-responsibilities-as-ryder-cup-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods hints at taking on unwanted responsibilities as Ryder Cup captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/tiger-woods-hints-at-taking-on-unwanted-responsibilities-as-ryder-cup-captain\/#Why_Tiger_Woods_is_delaying_decision_on_whether_to_become_Ryder_Cup_captain\" >Why Tiger Woods is delaying decision on whether to become Ryder Cup captain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/tiger-woods-hints-at-taking-on-unwanted-responsibilities-as-ryder-cup-captain\/#What_Tiger_Woods_said_about_being_his_first_Ryder_Cup_captain_since_Bethpage\" >What Tiger Woods said about being his first Ryder Cup captain since Bethpage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Smiley Kaufman believes Tiger Woods will seek assurances from the PGA of America before deciding whether to captain Team USA at next year&#8217;s Ryder Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All eyes are on whether Woods will serve as captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup to be held at Adare Manor. There is no doubt the pressure is mounting after Luke Donald announced last week that he would be leading Europe for a third time.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Woods confirmed he has been in contact with the PGA of America about the role. But the 50-year-old is also the chairman of the PGA Tour&#8217;s Future Competition Committee.<\/p>\n<p>With that, the 15-time major champion now has plenty of opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Tiger_Woods_is_delaying_decision_on_whether_to_become_Ryder_Cup_captain\"><\/span>Why Tiger Woods is delaying decision on whether to become Ryder Cup captain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tiger Woods has a good relationship with Adare Manor owner JP McManus. He also captained the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup. So there&#8217;s reason to think he&#8217;d be open to taking on the role.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the Smiley Show, Smiley Kaufman suggested that Woods may be reluctant to commit until the PGA of America agrees to remove a number of additional responsibilities not directly related to the week itself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo credit: Cliff Hawkins\/TGL\/TGL Golf via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I think there&#8217;s a song and dance right now between Tiger Woods and the PGA of America trying to limit the amount of things he has to do. I don&#8217;t think Tiger wants to be a show pony. I think he just wants to be a captain. I think he just wants to be involved in the process,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is there a level to being a captain and taking on the responsibility of doing all the things that the PGA of America asks of a captain? And I think Tiger doesn&#8217;t want to do that. Some players want to do that, but I don&#8217;t think Tiger wants to do that. So I think that&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening right now, and they&#8217;re just trying to figure out if he really wants to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Tiger_Woods_said_about_being_his_first_Ryder_Cup_captain_since_Bethpage\"><\/span>What Tiger Woods said about being his first Ryder Cup captain since Bethpage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Woods has been rumored to be involved with the captaincy. He admitted he turned down a role in preparations for the 2025 Bethpage tournament, surprising the PGA of America and turning to Keegan Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>Woods insisted at the Hero World Challenge that he had no communication with the PGA about Adair Manor&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But when he spoke to the media again ahead of the Genesis Invitational, things had clearly developed. Mr. Woods indicated that they sought his opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many interpreted this to mean that the ball was firmly in his court. The Associated Press recently reported that Woods is being asked to make a decision before the Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, having this uncertainty again is a bit of an advantage for Team USA, especially since Europe may have a significant head start on their opponents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smiley Kaufman believes Tiger Woods will seek assurances from the PGA of America before deciding whether to captain Team USA at next year&#8217;s Ryder Cup. All eyes are on whether Woods will serve as captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup to be held at Adare Manor. There is no doubt the pressure is mounting after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-44320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}