Henrik Stenson Removed From Ryder Cup Captaincy With Liv Deal Imminent Ryder Cup

Stenson had been set to become the first Swedish captain of Team Europe next year when the Ryder Cup is due to be held in Rome. A role considered perhaps the most famous in the sport, it is famously unpaid. The 45-year-old, who missed the cut at last week’s Open at St Andrews, has since reportedly agreed a deal with LIV, the Saudi Arabian tournament breakaway, worth up to $40 million. It is understood that his Ryder Cup contract included a clause that would have banned Stenson from playing in the breakaway tournament. “In light of the decisions Henrik has made in relation to his personal circumstances,” Ryder Cup Europe said in a statement, “it is clear that he will be unable to fulfill certain contractual obligations to Ryder Cup Europe that he has made previously. in his announcement as captain on Tuesday 15 March 2022, and therefore it is not possible for him to continue as skipper.’ On Wednesday, LIV Golf announced the names of 45 of the 48 players who will compete in its upcoming event at Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey. Speculation is that Stenson will soon be added to that list, along with former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama as well as six-time champion Phil Mickelson, former world No. 1s Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka and former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau . Stenson, the 2016 Open champion who has helped Europe win three of his five Ryder Cup appearances as a player, including his last home tournament at Le Golf National in 2018, agreed to captain the Ryder Cup in March of this year. The 46-year-old Swede was also Padraig Harrington’s vice-captain at Whistling Straits last year and was tasked with reclaiming the trophy after Europe’s record 19-9 defeat by the United States team in Wisconsin. At a press event, he described the competition as “sport at its best” and said: “When I started out as a professional golfer, it was beyond my wildest dreams that I would one day follow in the footsteps of legends of the game like Séve [Ballesteros] and captain the European Ryder Cup. “I am fully committed to the captaincy and Ryder Cup Europe and the job at hand,” he said at the time. “Well, we’ll stay busy with that and I’ll do everything in my power to bring a winning team to Rome.” Former European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said Stenson’s sacking was “a sad day for European golf”. Montgomery, preparing for the Senior Open at Gleneagles, told The Scotsman: “It’s a very sad day for European golf.” The Scot, who led Europe to victory at Celtic Manor in 2010, added to Sky Sports: “It’s the greatest honor that can be given to any player on the European Tour, captaining the Ryder Cup team. It’s a shame he got to this position.” Another former captain, Paul McGinley, was a little more sympathetic to the three-time Ryder Cup winner. “I’m sure it wasn’t an easy decision for him, but he finally made it,” McGinley, the winning captain at Gleneagles in 2014, added to The Scotsman. “It’s something that frustrates me, but I can understand. I’m not going to judge any of the guys who have gone to LIV. They were offered huge sums of money. For Henrik, it’s life-changing at this stage in his career. It’s unlikely he’ll ever make that kind of money in the future, so I can understand that. “I’m sure he won’t come out of it looking good, but that’s for others to judge, not me. But this is incredibly disappointing for the Ryder Cup.” While no decision has yet been made on his replacement, the European side have plenty of options, with former captain Thomas Bjorn, who led them to victory at Le Golf National in Paris in 2018, already in the squad after Stenson selected him as the his first deputy leader. Promoting him back to the top spot would seem the simplest option, with the event just 14 months away. Italy’s Edoardo Molinari, who, along with his brother Francesco, was part of the victorious 2010 side at Celtic Manor in Wales, is also vice-captain, but it would seem too big a step at this stage for him to take on. Luke Donald, who was bumped to the date by Stenson, is another option. Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was quick to point out on social media that he was also a first-time candidate for the captaincy and is keen to be considered for the vacancy. “Also in the frame was a Scotsman,” he tweeted in response to a story about Stenson’s departure. Prompted by a fan to ‘pop your name in the hat’, Lowry replied: ‘My name never came out of the hat.’ The Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome will then host the biennial event starting at the end of September next year.

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Stenson had been set to become the first Swedish captain of Team Europe next year when the Ryder Cup is due to be held in Rome. A role considered perhaps the most famous in the sport, it is famously unpaid. The 45-year-old, who missed the cut at last week’s Open at St Andrews, has since reportedly agreed a deal with LIV, the Saudi Arabian tournament breakaway, worth up to $40 million. It is understood that his Ryder Cup contract included a clause that would have banned Stenson from playing in the breakaway tournament. “In light of the decisions Henrik has made in relation to his personal circumstances,” Ryder Cup Europe said in a statement, “it is clear that he will be unable to fulfill certain contractual obligations to Ryder Cup Europe that he has made previously. in his announcement as captain on Tuesday 15 March 2022, and therefore it is not possible for him to continue as skipper.’ On Wednesday, LIV Golf announced the names of 45 of the 48 players who will compete in its upcoming event at Donald Trump’s golf course in New Jersey. Speculation is that Stenson will soon be added to that list, along with former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama as well as six-time champion Phil Mickelson, former world No. 1s Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka and former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau . Stenson, the 2016 Open champion who has helped Europe win three of his five Ryder Cup appearances as a player, including his last home tournament at Le Golf National in 2018, agreed to captain the Ryder Cup in March of this year. The 46-year-old Swede was also Padraig Harrington’s vice-captain at Whistling Straits last year and was tasked with reclaiming the trophy after Europe’s record 19-9 defeat by the United States team in Wisconsin. At a press event, he described the competition as “sport at its best” and said: “When I started out as a professional golfer, it was beyond my wildest dreams that I would one day follow in the footsteps of legends of the game like Séve [Ballesteros] and captain the European Ryder Cup. “I am fully committed to the captaincy and Ryder Cup Europe and the job at hand,” he said at the time. “Well, we’ll stay busy with that and I’ll do everything in my power to bring a winning team to Rome.” Former European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie said Stenson’s sacking was “a sad day for European golf”. Montgomery, preparing for the Senior Open at Gleneagles, told The Scotsman: “It’s a very sad day for European golf.” The Scot, who led Europe to victory at Celtic Manor in 2010, added to Sky Sports: “It’s the greatest honor that can be given to any player on the European Tour, captaining the Ryder Cup team. It’s a shame he got to this position.” Another former captain, Paul McGinley, was a little more sympathetic to the three-time Ryder Cup winner. “I’m sure it wasn’t an easy decision for him, but he finally made it,” McGinley, the winning captain at Gleneagles in 2014, added to The Scotsman. “It’s something that frustrates me, but I can understand. I’m not going to judge any of the guys who have gone to LIV. They were offered huge sums of money. For Henrik, it’s life-changing at this stage in his career. It’s unlikely he’ll ever make that kind of money in the future, so I can understand that. “I’m sure he won’t come out of it looking good, but that’s for others to judge, not me. But this is incredibly disappointing for the Ryder Cup.” While no decision has yet been made on his replacement, the European side have plenty of options, with former captain Thomas Bjorn, who led them to victory at Le Golf National in Paris in 2018, already in the squad after Stenson selected him as the his first deputy leader. Promoting him back to the top spot would seem the simplest option, with the event just 14 months away. Italy’s Edoardo Molinari, who, along with his brother Francesco, was part of the victorious 2010 side at Celtic Manor in Wales, is also vice-captain, but it would seem too big a step at this stage for him to take on. Luke Donald, who was bumped to the date by Stenson, is another option. Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was quick to point out on social media that he was also a first-time candidate for the captaincy and is keen to be considered for the vacancy. “Also in the frame was a Scotsman,” he tweeted in response to a story about Stenson’s departure. Prompted by a fan to ‘pop your name in the hat’, Lowry replied: ‘My name never came out of the hat.’ The Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome will then host the biennial event starting at the end of September next year.