Langer a gimme for 2006 captaincy
How could anybody in their proper senses discard such a masterly operative after he conducted the merciless destruction of hapless Hal Sutton and his un-merry men over the past three days. With every aspect of his work, with every word he spoke, the German demonstrated what a class act he is. Had the 35th Ryder Cup match been confined to a contest between the two captains, it would have been an absolute rout.
Once the eras of Tony Jacklin and Bernard Gallagher came to an end, it has been the consensus among the leading European Tour officials that the captaincy should be spread around among a number of worthy candidates. Seve Ballesteros took over in 1997, Mark James in 1999 and Sam Torrance in 2002. All did well in their own way but there was never any serious suggestion that they should be given a second term, and to be fair none of them actually seemed to want to go again.
