Azinger may throw hat in ring again for captaincy

Phil Mickelson could get his wish after Paul Azinger said yesterday he was open to a second spell as US Ryder Cup captain.

Mickelson caused controversy on Sunday when, within two hours of the United States suffering a third straight defeat in the biennial contest, he criticised the approach of captain Tom Watson.

With Watson sitting just a few feet away, Mickelson – who had been left out of a full day’s play on Saturday for the first time in 10 Ryder Cup appearances — stated his support for the methods of Azinger, who captained the side to their last win at Valhalla in 2008.