Henrik Stenson has been removed as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain with the Swedish golfer on the verge of signing a lucrative deal with LIV Golf
The 45-year-old, who missed the cut at last week’s Open in St Andrews, has reportedly since agreed a deal with LIV, the Saudi breakaway tournament, valued at up to $40m. It is understood that his Ryder Cup contract included a clause which would forbid Stenson from playing in the breakaway tournament.
Stenson, the 2016 Open champion who helped Europe to victory in three of his five Ryder Cup appearances as a player, including the last home tournament at Le Golf National in 2018, agreed to become Ryder Cup captain in March of this year. The 46-year-ols Sweded was also vice-captain to Padraig Harrington at Whistling Straits last year and had been tasked with regaining the trophy following Europe’s record 19-9 defeat to the United States team in Wisconsin.
While a decision on his replacement has not yet been made, the European team have a number of options, with former captain Thomas Bjorn, who led them to victory at Le Golf National in Paris in 2018, already on the team after Stenson selected him as his first vice-captain. Promoting him back to the top job would seem the most straightforward option, with the event only 14 months away.
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