Update: Padraig Harrington nervous but confident about Ryder Cup captaincy

Update: Padraig Harrington said he was taking the European Ryder Cup captaincy for 2020 with a degree of trepidation and was putting his legacy on the line but insisted he was the right man at the right time to lead Europe’s defence against the United States at Whistling Straits.

To the surprise of no-one in golf, Harrington, 47, was on Tuesday confirmed to succeed Thomas Bjorn as the captain of Europe who delivered the cup at Le Golf National last September. Harrington, a three-time major winner, played in six Ryder Cups between 1999 and 2010, winning it four times, and was vice-captain for the last three playings of the biennial event.