2023 Ryder Cup Captains: Here’s How Their Careers Stack Up Against Each Other

Published 03/15/2022, 4:40 PM EDT

Ryder Cup is a biennial event that is played every alternate year between the United States and Europe. Notably, team USA had an incredible victory at the 2021 Ryder Cup in Wisconsin. They completely outplayed the European side with a score of 19-9 and won the event on their home soil after a long time.

Now, the preparations for the next Ryder Cup have already begun. Hence, both USA and Europe have already picked their captains. Team USA has appointed Zach Johnson while Europe has gone with Henrik Stenson. Not to mention, this will be the first they will lead their respective sides. So let us have a look at their career stats and compare the two skippers.

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Comparing the 2023 Ryder Cup Captains of Team USA and Europe

Zach Johnson has mainly competed on the PGA Tour and has won 12 trophies. However, Stenson, who is from Europe, has 11 DP World Tour trophies. Moreover, both these golfers are major winners, with two for Zach and one for Stenson.

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When it comes to Ryder Cup, Zach has competed in this event five times. Additionally, he was also the deputy captain to Steve Stricker last year, where team USA annihilated the European side. However, his experience as a player isn’t great, as he has a 7-6-2 overall record at the Ryder Cup.

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Meanwhile, Stenson, as a player, has a slightly better overall record with 10-7-2. Even he has made five appearances and was a deputy to Padraig Harrington last year. So even he has closely observed the leadership role and is the perfect candidate for the European side to regain the trophy.

Both the skippers are neck to neck with their Ryder Cup record. Hence, it will all come down to their leadership skills and the quality of players they have on their sides.

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Notably, the 2023 Ryder Cup is all set to begin in September at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy. Who do you think will have an upper hand going into this event? Let us know in the comments below.

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Written by:

Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.

Edited by:

Melroy Fernandes

2023 Ryder Cup Captains: Here’s How Their Careers Stack Up Against Each Other

Comparing the 2023 Ryder Cup Captains of Team USA and Europe

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