The Man Out Front is still trying to wrap his head around Sweden’s Henrik Stenson joining LIV Golf then showing surprise that it cost the former British Open champ arguably the greatest honor of his career, the captaincy of the 2023 European Ryder Cup team.
LIV Golf defections likely mean Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell are out of Team Euro’s pipeline of future Ryder Cup captains, too. What about Team USA? Most notably, Phil Mickelson and down the road Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson likely took their names out of consideration.
