{"id":436989,"date":"2025-09-29T23:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=436989"},"modified":"2025-09-29T23:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:58:12","slug":"phil-mickelson-offered-ryder-cup-captainship-and-declines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/phil-mickelson-offered-ryder-cup-captainship-and-declines\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Mickelson Offered Ryder Cup Captainship And Declines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest golf event has officially concluded Sunday night.\u00a0 The Ryder Cup ended with a victory for the European team<\/a>, beating the American team on their own home turf.\u00a0 There have been plenty of ups and downs, from Viktor Hovland withdrawing<\/a> to residents embracing the opportunity<\/a> the tournament provided.\u00a0 Now that the Ryder Cup has concluded, the next question is what comes next.\u00a0 It seems that Lee Westwood has an answer, and it involves Phil Mickelson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Westwood Calls on Mickelson<\/span><\/h2>\n

For the next Ryder Cup, if either Westwood or Mickelson were to play, they would be on opposing teams.\u00a0 Westwood on the European team and Mickelson on the US team.\u00a0 Westwood\u2019s idea was for Mickelson to be the team captain for the US team.\u00a0 Westwood put out the idea on his Twitter<\/a> account on Saturday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey @PhilMickelson Fancy @TheAdareManor 2027???\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2027 Ryder Cup is scheduled to take place at Adare Manor in Ireland.\u00a0 Forcing the Americans to face off against the European team on their own home turf.\u00a0 Mickelson would also be in a good position as team captain.\u00a0 For the 2025 Ryder Cup, the US team got a manager along with the captain.\u00a0 The move allowed the captain to focus more on the sport and left all the busy work to someone else.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mickelson has never captained himself, but he was the vice captain during the 2021 Ryder Cup.\u00a0 He couldn\u2019t be on for 2023 because he was caught up in the LIV Golf embargo.\u00a0 Mickelson also missed the chance again for the 2025 Ryder Cup, despite suggesting Bethpage as a venue as early as 2010.\u00a0 With Westwood\u2019s tweet out in the world, the next thing Mickelson had to do was answer.\u00a0 Mickelson did just that the very next morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mickelson Declines<\/span><\/h2>\n

Despite the suggestion and the honor that comes with being a team captain, Mickelson politely declined.\u00a0 In fact, Phil Mickelson stated that he was done playing in the Ryder Cup altogether.\u00a0 He responded to a tweet from <\/a><\/span>Golf.com<\/span> that highlighted Westwood\u2019s original tweet.\u00a0 It came with the proclamation, \u201cLet the rumors begin.\u201d\u00a0 Mickelson quickly stopped that rumor mill before it got going.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo rumors. My Ryder Cup involvement is over. I\u2019m happy being a spectator and rooting for Team USA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of seeing him on the field, fans can expect to see Phil Mickelson watching the tournament with them.\u00a0 Lee Westwood went on to continue cheering for the European team until the end of the tournament.\u00a0 All the while, live-tweeting with pride for his team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryder Cup Captain In 2027<\/span><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s still plenty of time to decide on who the captains will be before the next Ryder Cup.\u00a0 There are plenty of great American players whose names are floating around.\u00a0 Of course, one that quickly came up after Mickelson declined the offer was Tiger Woods.\u00a0 A fine candidate given Woods\u2019 history and legacy in the sport.\u00a0 Only time will tell who the next team captains are.\u00a0 Until that time comes to pass, Luke Donald\u2019s team is reveling in their victory Sunday night for the 2025 Ryder Cup.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Photo Credit:\u00a0 \u00a9 Eric Seals \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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