Olazabal Named European Ryder Cup Vice-captain

Jose Maria Olazabal has been named arsenic Europe's 3rd vice-captain for this year's Ryder Cup successful New York.

Olazabal, who captained Team Europe to their past triumph connected American ungraded successful 2012, returns to his domiciled from 2023 erstwhile Europe hit nan United States 16½-11½ to regain nan Ryder Cup successful Rome.

The 59-year-old Spaniard joins English skipper Luke Donald's backroom squad for nan 2025 arena astatine Bethpage Black alongside Italian Edoardo Molinari and Dane Thomas Bjorn.

"It is awesome news," said Olazabal, who played successful 7 Ryder Cups betwixt 1987 and 2006.

"When Luke approached maine and asked maine astir nan anticipation of being a vice-captain again, I person to beryllium honest, I thought astir it for a while because being successful New York, it's not going to beryllium easy.

"But nan Ryder Cup is very adjacent to my heart. I person awesome memories astir this arena truthful I said yes.

"I deliberation Luke did a awesome occupation successful Rome and I judge he will do a very bully occupation this clip information too.

"He took attraction of perfectly each nan details: players, caddies, families. It was awesome to spot immoderate of nan lines he came up pinch and nan images from past champions."

Donald, 47, added: "[Jose] is synonymous pinch European play and nan Ryder Cup and everything it represents. So to person him backmost arsenic portion of my backroom squad is incredibly affirmative for us.

"He bleeds bluish and golden for illustration cipher else. His passion for nan Ryder Cup is 2nd to none. He is conscionable an inspiration to truthful galore players, which made specified a quality successful Rome."