Jose Maria Olazabal named as one of Luke Donald’s Ryder Cup vice captains

Jose Maria Olazabal, left, will again be part of Luke Donald’s backroom team (Mike Egerton/PA)

Luke Donald has named Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal as his third vice-captain for the Ryder Cup in New York in September.

Olazabal was part of Donald’s backroom team in 2023 for Europe’s memorable victory in Rome and again joins Dane Thomas Bjorn and Edoardo Molinari of Italy.