{"id":47876,"date":"2025-04-23T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/ryder-cup-2025-jose-maria-olazabal-returns-as-vice-captain-to-luke-donald-for-team-europes-bethpage-black-title-defence-golf-news\/23\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:07:43","slug":"ryder-cup-2025-jose-maria-olazabal-returns-as-vice-captain-to-luke-donald-for-team-europes-bethpage-black-title-defence-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/ryder-cup-2025-jose-maria-olazabal-returns-as-vice-captain-to-luke-donald-for-team-europes-bethpage-black-title-defence-golf-news\/23\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup 2025: Jose Maria Olazabal returns as vice-captain to Luke Donald for Team Europe’s Bethpage Black title defence | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jose Maria Olazabal has been named as Luke Donald’s third vice-captain for Team Europe’s bid to retain the Ryder Cup in New York in September, live on Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The 2012 title-winning captain and two-time Masters champion will return to Donald’s backroom team alongside the already-confirmed Edoardo Molinari and Thomas Bjorn for the September 26-28 contest at Bethpage Black.<\/p>\n

Olazabal, 59, is one of the Ryder Cup’s most famous and decorated figures.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard played seven times between 1987 and 2006, winning the tournament three times outright and also being on the European side that retained the trophy via a tie in 1989.<\/p>\n

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He formed a formidable partnership with countryman and friend Seve Ballesteros, the duo paired together a record 15 times and claiming 11 match wins and two ties.<\/p>\n

Olazabal’s nine fourball match wins are the second-most in the competition’s history.<\/p>\n

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As captain, he then oversaw Europe’s stunning comeback victory in the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ in 2012 – the last time either side won away from home.<\/p>\n

Olazabal’s team came from 10-4 down towards the end of the second day to win by 14.5-13.5 points.<\/p>\n

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Jose Maria Olazabal has been named as Luke Donald’s third vice-captain for Team Europe’s bid to retain the Ryder Cup in New