Ryder Cup Captain for '10

[fundamentals]

It will not be Paul Azinger, who I was hoping for. I cannot figure out why he wouldn't be selected given this year's peformance:

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3755362

[swerb]

Shoulda bucked tradition and given it to Zinger again. He's the perfect captain.

This years win was nice. So was '99 ... then the Euros rattled off three straight after that win.

Need to win again in '10. Annointing Zinger 21 months before the next Cup would have kept Big Mo with the US, and made a statement to the Euros.

[fundamentals]

Apparently they are going to announce tomorrow who the captain will be?
Not sure if it's not Azinger who they will decide on.
I think the U.S. dropped the ball so to speak on not keep 'zinger.

[fundamentals]

The decision has been made, per ESPN:

Corey Pavin will be introduced Thursday as the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain, two officials with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.



The officials said the PGA of America chose Pavin with hopes of bringing the U.S. consecutive Ryder Cup victories for first time since 1993. The pair spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been publicly announced.



Pavin played on two winning Ryder Cup teams and was an assistant U.S. captain in Ireland two years ago.



The 2010 Ryder Cup will be played at Celtic Manor in Wales. The Americans have not won on European soil since The Belfry in 1993.



The PGA of America elected to not give Paul Azinger the captaincy for a second straight time. The U.S has not had a captain consecutive Ryder Cups since Ben Hogan in the 1940s.