Padraig Harrington names 'Ice Man' Henrik Stenson as fifth Ryder Cup vice-captain

Harrington calls on 'ice man' Henrik Stenson
Padraig Harrington names 'Ice Man' Henrik Stenson as fifth Ryder Cup vice-captain

File photo dated 30-09-2018 of Team Europe's Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson (right) celebrate winning the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris. Picture: David Davies/PA Wire

European captain Padraig Harrington has named Henrik Stenson as his fifth vice-captain for the Ryder Cup, which gets under way at Whistling Straits next Friday.

Stenson has made five appearances in the contest as a player and been on the winning side three times, most recently in Paris in 2018 when he won all three of his matches after being given a wild card by captain Thomas Bjorn.

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