Luke Donald will become the first captain to lead Europe at successive Ryder Cups for 30 years after agreeing to take charge of the 2025 showdown in New York.

The Englishman was serenaded by a chant of 'two more years' by Rory McIlroy in the wake of the five-point demolition of the US in Rome in October and has now committed to the formidable task of retaining the trophy on foreign soil.

That could yet put him on a collision course with Tiger Woods, who has strong backing in the States to spearhead their recovery mission at Bethpage Black.



Woods was reluctant to discuss that possibility when asked on Tuesday, but Donald has cautiously welcomed the prospect of a rematch with the 15-time major champion, having famously beaten the American in the Saturday four-balls at Medinah in 2012 - the most recent occasion of an away win in the Cup.

Donald, bidding to become the first European captain to claim victory on both sides of the Atlantic since Tony Jacklin in 1987, and the first to be retained in the post since Bernard Gallacher in the mid-nineties, said: 'The desire to win, whoever the (opposition) captain is, is strong. Obviously, Tiger's been mentioned as a possible candidate and we'll have to wait and see.




Luke Donald has agreed to stay on as Europe's Ryder Cup captain ahead of 2025 title defence





The Englishman led Europe to a stunning 16.5-11.5 win over the United States in Rome



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