Pádraig Harrington: Thomas Bjorn is a leader, not a liability

Pádraig Harrington insists that temperamental Thomas Bjorn will not be a liability as Ryder Cup captain and conceded that his own captaincy ambitions will have to be reviewed if he’s not to miss the boat in 2020 or 2022.

The 45-year-old Dane was named yesterday by the European Tour’s five-strong selection panel as the man to lead Europe’s quest to win back the trophy at Le Golf National in Paris from September 28-30, 2018.

Bjorn featured on three victorious European Ryder Cup teams as a player — 1997, 2002, and 2014 — and has also served as a vice-captain on four occasions and as chairman of the Tournament Committee since 2007.