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Jonny Leighfield

'I Was Really Hoping To Be In That Role' - Former Vice Captain Responds To Missing Out On US Ryder Cup Lead Job

Stewart Cink at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Marco Simone, Rome, Italy.

Plenty of people had Stewart Cink down to be Team USA's next Ryder Cup captain if - for whatever reason - bookmakers' favorite Tiger Woods turned down the opportunity. 

Cink is a five-time Ryder Cup player who was also a vice-captain during Zach Johnson's unsuccessful stint as boss at Marco Simone last time out. He also won the 2009 Open Championship and has top-three finishes in all of the other Majors across his career.

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