Patrick Harrington is hoping for a ‘big party’ at the Ryder Cup but admits restrictions could be in place | Golf News

The Ryder Cup is expected to take place from Sept. 24-26 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, after it was postponed in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic; Patrick Harrington to captain Team Europe on American soil

Padraig Harrington will captain Team Ryder ‘s Europe Cup in September

Padraig Harrington remains hopeful that a full-fledged crowd will be able to attend this year’s Ryder Cup, although he admits there is not much “wriggle room” to postpone the competition again.

The event was pushed back a year already due to a coronavirus outbreak, with uncertainty still about how big the Whistling Straits site may be this September.

Harrington accepts that the biennial event may have to be held under restrictions if necessary because of Covid-19, rather than further delaying the competition, with the Irish expecting a “big party great ”if the competition goes ahead with full crowds.

A large crowd gathered at Le Golf National for the 2018 Ryder Cup

“You can’t just predict what it will look like in September,” Harrington said ahead of this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic. “I accept that everyone goes through highs and lows thinking, hey, it’s going to be over soon, and then it’s not over.

“I think the only thing I can do as a Ryder Cup captain is prepare myself and my team as best I can with the idea that it’s full of steam ahead. I know that European Ryder Cup and American PGA design for all casual situations.

McIlroy glas Ryder Cup

Patrick Harrington is confident Rory McIlroy will be one of the “few strikers” locked into his team at the Ryder Cup.

“I know if it goes on full of spectators and stuff like that, it’s going to be a really big party. I think the relief will be for people to go out there and go to an event. sports of that size to be seen, and I’m sure the players will appreciate it.

“At the end of the day, I don’t think there’s a wiggle place to push this back. It’s full of steam ahead. I believe I could have said the same thing this time last year.

“We’re in the same boat now, but I’m optimistic and I believe we’ll be good to go in a capacity that will definitely make the players want to be there and enjoy it.”

Team USA captain Steve Stricker will have six wild card bricks to finish his side, two more than the previous four, and Harrington will name his three captain bricks after the BMW PGA Championship in September.

Team Europe won 17-11 in the 2018 Ryder Cup

“I believe players should be given the right to deserve it,” Harrington said. “Those who deserve it deserve to be there. I think that’s why We are good in Europe because of the system, we will give everyone a chance.

“At one time we were talking about eight bricks; the more you have, the more people you have that think they can do it. If you have eight bricks and you have 24 controversy guys? , that’s 730,000 special teams you can come up with.

“Everyone’s going to do that again. But, if you have three points and maybe five controversy, I think there might be 20 different results you can make. come up so there is less doubt or diverting. “

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