Wild Thing says Woods would be an unbelievable skipper and he wants to link-up with him as part of the leadership group for Ireland in 2027Tiger Woods(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

John Daly wants to join forces with Tiger Woods to rip The Ryder Cup back out of Europe’s hands.

The Wild Thing has revealed he’s desperate to part of the United States side who travel across the Atlantic in 2027 for the clash at Adare Manor in Ireland. Icon Woods is being tipped for the American captaincy with the PGA of America hunting a successor to Keegan Bradley following the September loss at Bethpage.

Daly is backing Tiger for the gig and says he wants to join him in the fight with stars such as World No.1 Scottie Scheffler to get the cherished trophy back from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Bob MacIntyre and Tommy Fleetwood. He said: “Well, my ancestors are from Cork. I’d love to be a captain one day, but that ain’t never going to happen.

“But Tiger would be an unbelievable captain. I would love to be a co-captain or just be a part of it somehow.

“I feel like I should have been on two teams. It just didn’t happen, but to be part of the Ryder Cup would be something I would love to do, whether it’s a co-captain or just be a part of it.

“I’d love to see it, put my input in and, hopefully, help the guys. I think it’d be an experience for me that I’ve always dreamed of doing ever since I won the PGA Championship in 1991.

“I didn’t realise the Ryder Cup growing up. It was just USA number one all the time. But in 1993, that’s when they beat us for the first time in a lot of years. It started getting really competitive and just to be a part of it and wear something with the American flag on it.

“Me, personally, I could care less about getting any gifts. I play for the flag of the United States and I think that’s what I would put more into our team, like the European guys do. They’re playing for Europe, but they’re playing for their country, too. We play for one country. There’s probably 15 or 20 different countries represented in the European Ryder Cup, and they relish it.

John Daly(Image: AP)

They get behind it, they take a week off and they all go practice and they get used to that better ball. I think our team just needs to become more of a family and really get behind the United States of America, the flag, and not worry about what we can get out of it. For me, personally, I just want that Ryder Cup trophy.

Daly watched Luke Donald’s heroes overcome the odds to triumph in New York and said: “I just don’t think you should put a long hitter with a shorter hitter. I think your shorter hitters that we have, that I’ve always seen, are grinders. And I’d rather be feeding off a guy that’s hitting as far as I am, especially in an alternate shot. “They’re going to be a little behind some of the guys, but if you take Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, they’re not the longest hitters in the world, but man, they got it going when they played the alternate shots.

“When they were partners, they really did really well. They fed off each other, they clubbed off each other. But if you have a short hitter with Bryson DeChambeau, you can’t club off Bryson. Only a long hitter can. I think that was a mistake, but other than that, my hat’s off to our team for coming back the way they did with our singles matches. It would have been the biggest comeback ever and they almost pulled it off.

“They were just a point away with the last three groups from really getting back and maybe winning it. It would have been the most incredible comeback. We really, really beat them pretty good that last day, but if we don’t get players together that are hitting at the same distance, I don’t think we’re ever going to win those alternate-shot things or even the better ball.”

Europe’s players were hounded by abuse in the States with McIlroy singled out as a specific target, but Daly reckons that backfired on home louts. He said: “New York fans are loyal, man. They love the USA. My hat’s off to Rory because they absolutely destroyed him and the thing is, what they have to understand is, it didn’t bother him.

“He played great and the whole European team played great. I think what we must realise is the fans are so awesome, they’re going to get behind the US, like the Europeans get behind the European team. It’s probably going to get ugly when we go to Europe again, so our guys are just going to have to be able to put up with it. And the Europeans, my hat’s off to them the way they dealt with it.

“Rory was a gentleman the way he handled it and he kept winning. It’s sport. That’s what it is. I wish I could have played one because I would have relished it either way, but you got to give your hats off to those New York people. They are awesome, and they were behind the U.S. like no other I’ve ever seen.”