Team Europe captain Luke Donald has insisted there will be ‘zero complacency’ in his bid to complete a historic threepeat over Team USA in next year’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. Donald is aiming to become the first captain in history to lead a team to three consecutive Ryder Cup victories, having masterminded a 16.5-11.5 win in the 2023 edition Rome and a historic 15-13 triumph at Bethpage Black last September.
Team Europe have won their last seven home Ryder Cups and are looking to extend that run in the centenary edition, while Furyk has made changes to Team USA's qualification criteria and backroom analytics. President Cup captain Brandt Snedeker said his victorious American team was "going to be a problem" in Ireland, despite needing a final-day singles comeback to avoid an embarrassing home defeat to the International Team.
"I have zero complacency about how strong the United States are going to be," Donald said. "On paper, they tend to be stronger than us through the world rankings. I've seen what Jim [Furyk] has been doing behind the scenes, changing the stats, changing the qualification system."
Jim Furyk insisted: "We know what we're up against. It's been 34 years since we won in Europe - there's no secret. Luke and Dodo [Edoardo Molinari] have the opportunity to set the golf course up. We're the underdogs."
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