{"id":171104,"date":"2025-09-30T19:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/171104\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T19:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:43:18","slug":"justin-rose-not-sure-he-is-ready-for-ryder-cup-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/171104\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Rose not sure he is ready for Ryder Cup captaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Rose\u2019s supreme raging against the dying of the light has left himself and Team Europe in something of a dilemma. The Englishman had been the natural choice to succeed Luke Donald as captain should the latter not succumb to his players\u2019 chants of \u201ctwo more years\u201d, but Rose\u2019s tremendous form in New York was further confirmation that his talent is refusing to wane in lockstep with that plan.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old took two points from three matches at Bethpage Black, both coming in the four-balls alongside Tommy Fleetwood, and was the best putter on either team. He was also a veteran beacon of Europe\u2019s defiance, remonstrating with Bryson DeChambeau and mounting a rousing fightback \u2014 albeit in vain \u2014 against Cameron Young in the singles.<\/p>\n

Nursing a hangover after a raucous night of celebration at the team hotel that included vintages of red wine dating back to 1987, Rose conceded the thrill of playing on the team would be difficult to surrender if he still has a strong chance of making it.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Rose and Fleetwood were a formidable pairing in the four-balls at Bethpage, winning both their matches<\/p>\n

HARRY HOW\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\u201cThe captaincy would compromise my playing schedule. That\u2019s the decision I haven\u2019t come to terms with or made,\u201d Rose said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of reflection on this. I\u2019m not even sure when this decision needs to be made. There\u2019s no clear path on this, it\u2019s Luke\u2019s decision, first and foremost, to see what he wants to do and then go from there. It remains to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DP World Tour would like to confirm the captain for 2027\u2019s edition at Adare Manor in about six months\u2019 time, and that timeline does feel premature for Rose given he has finished as the runner-up at the Open Championship and the Masters in the past two years, along with winning on the PGA Tour as recently as August and rising to No12 in the world rankings. After Keegan Bradley\u2019s distracted and ultimately disastrous time at the helm of the USA team, Rose will be all too wary of taking on the role while his real priorities remain elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuke\u2019s given a new dimension to the captaincy: what it means to be a captain, how much effort is involved in it. So he\u2019s set a really high standard,\u201d Rose said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be ready for that, as and when. But over the years the boys have said you can\u2019t beat playing days. They are the times of your life. Protect that first and foremost. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still hungry, I\u2019m still enjoying the game. The environment I was in this week is what it\u2019s all about. Even at 45, I\u2019ve never experienced that before so if you can keep having [new] experiences, that\u2019s worth everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as I am playing well enough, making Ryder Cups is not what the goal is \u2014 the goal is to play and win points and contribute to the team. As long as I think I can do that, then yes, that is very much the goal. The captaincy is not in two years\u2019 time, it starts in two months or something. That\u2019s something I haven\u2019t got my head around and what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Rose said there is no clear path for him to become captain, especially while Donald has yet to make a decision on his own future<\/p>\n

DAVID DAVIES\/PA<\/p>\n

Rose was entrusted to head out first in the singles on Sunday and the only aberration to his Ryder Cup record is that he has still not won in that format since Medinah in 2012. Having been three down on the back nine against an inspired Young, who previously held the course record at Bethpage Black and was the USA\u2019s most impressive player, Rose rallied using all his craft and guile to level the match, only for the American to snatch victory with a birdie on the 18th. <\/p>\n

Rose could then only watch on in agony as Europe cratered until Shane Lowry finally hauled them to 14 points to retain the trophy, then a half-point from Tyrrell Hatton secured overall victory. That ensured the Englishman was part of his fifth winning team in seven appearances for Europe, dating back to his debut in 2008, in another remarkable testament to his longevity.<\/p>\n

Read more Ryder Cup reaction<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, obviously, reflecting on it now, it was an incredible week,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way the singles played out showed what a monumental task it was. Once they got rolling, it was very difficult to win points. The 18th hole, the first two matches, mine and Tommy\u2019s match, the board can flip blue or red. Those are the putts we made all week until Sunday. You have to fight tooth and nail. To get to 14\u00bd points is difficult. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe broke the back of the week early. To win every session in the team format is incredible, and testament to how we pulled together. We needed that lead. We couldn\u2019t quite believe how well it was going. It was a massive challenge and a huge occasion. It\u2019s a \u2018wow, we did it.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

As for the extent of the celebrations afterwards, Rose added: \u201cEveryone was quite measured, wanting to enjoy the moment, be present, not blow the roof off it. To look around, have those memories to last for ever. It was so special, everyone just wanted to be with each other and that was cool.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Justin Rose\u2019s supreme raging against the dying of the light has left himself and Team Europe in something…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-171104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}