Rory McIlroy hoping Tiger Woods on course for Ryder Cup 2016

Rory McIlroy was taken by surprise when told of Tiger Woods’s appointment as a 2016 Hazeltine Ryder Cup vice-captain.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Bernie McGuire, Dubai

Woods selection along with that of fellow current PGA Tour competing Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker is also seen by many observers as a move towards potential USA team captaincy for all three.

“You mean, he’s not playing?” was McIlroy’s first reaction.

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