Donald Trump emerges as shock US Ryder Cup captain outsider after Tiger Woods' rejection... but who is the bookies' favorite for job in New York?

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By Isabel Baldwin

Published: 13:54 EDT, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 13:54 EDT, 8 July 2024

The favorites to win Zach Johnson arsenic US Ryder Cup skipper for 2025 person emerged and nan database includes a astonishing name. 

It was revealed Monday greeting that nan PGA of America would denote nan Team USA skipper for nan 2025 Ryder Cup at noon ET Tuesday pinch Tiger Woods believed to beryllium starring nan title for nan past respective months. 

However, nan 15-time awesome victor rejected nan chance to lead nan Americans against Europe successful beforehand of nan raucous New York crowd astatine Bethpage Black adjacent year, according to The Telegraph.


With nan 48-year-old now retired of nan running, location appears to beryllium nary clear frontrunner pinch nan bookmakers moreover turning to immoderate out-of-the-box candidates. 

Donald Trump could find himself successful nan title for nan Ryder Cup arsenic good arsenic nan title to nan White House this year, according to nan odds. 

Donald Trump (right) emerged arsenic an extracurricular changeable for nan US Ryder Cup Captaincy aft Tiger Woods (left) reportedly turned down nan opportunity 

The erstwhile president has been named arsenic an outsider for nan job, listed arsenic having a 500/1 chance astatine guiding nan USA against Luke Donald's European team, according to BonusCodeBets. 

Trump, who trailed disconnected into handicap trash talk pinch Democratic force Joe Biden during nan caller Presidential debate, claims he plays disconnected 2.5 and has regularly bragged astir nan nine championships he has allegedly won. 

He's besides nary alien to splitting his clip betwixt nan play people and nan Oval Office, having played each 6.3 days during his word but pinch conscionable a 0.2 percent chance of being selected arsenic captain, it's highly improbable Trump will person to switch nan West Wing for Bethpage Black. 

Stewart Cink has emerged arsenic nan bookmakers' favourite for nan role, contempt reports that Keegan Bradley, who was snubbed arsenic a captain's prime by Zach Johnson past year, could beryllium named a daze pick. 

Cink is listed arsenic 2/1 up of his closest, rivals Fred Couples astatine 9/4 and Davis Love III astatine 3/1. 

Couples has been winning skipper for 3 US Presidents Cup teams and has been a Ryder Cup vice-captain 3 times but has yet to skipper a Ryder Cup team. 

Meanwhile, Love III has nan astir caller acquisition retired of nan trio of contenders, having led nan USA to triumph complete Trevor Immelman's world squad successful nan 2022 Presidents Cup astatine Quail Hollow. 

He besides led nan USA to triumph astatine Hazeltine arsenic Ryder Cup skipper successful 2016, giving him 2 victories arsenic a skipper nether his loop and 25 percent chance of having a changeable astatine repeating nan feat. 

2009 Open champion Stewart Cink was nan bookmakers' frontrunner connected Monday afternoon

Fred Couples (left) and Davis Love III (right) are believed to besides beryllium contenders for nan role 

Phil Mickelson's likelihood took a hammering pursuing his defection to LIV Golf successful 2022

Phil Mickelson, a three-time victor of nan Ryder Cup pinch 12 editions of nan title nether his belt, has ne'er held nan rank of captain. 

He could person been considered a beardown contender for nan captaincy astatine Bethpage Black, wherever he has been adored by nan New York crowds and advocated for nan Ryder Cup to beryllium staged.

But he himself admitted he had nary chance of starring nan Americans into conflict against nan Europeans pursuing his defection to LIV Golf successful 2022 and nan likelihood look to bespeak that, leaving him astatine 50/1. 

Ahead of him are Matt Kuchar, 2021 skipper Steve Stricker, 2018 main Jim Furyk and Webb Simpson astatine 6/1, 8/1, 10/1 and 12/1 respectively. 

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