Ryder Cup 2020: Steve Stricker confirmed as US captain

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Steve Stricker was forced to hold back tears in his press conference as the 51-year-old was confirmed as 2020 US Ryder Cup captain. A three-time vice-captain, who served as Jim Furyk’s right-hand man at Le Golf National last September, Stricker is hoping to make amends when facing Padraig Harrington‘s Europe at Whistling Straits. The announcement was widely expected with Stricker, who played in three Ryder Cups himself from 2008 to 2012, being a key member of the famed 11-man taskforce set up in 2014. “Communication is my biggest thing, all the players that make the team need to know what to expect from me and what to expect from them.” Steve Stricker has vice-captained the US Ryder Cup team three times Stricker, who lives in Wisconsin himself, finished second at the US PGA Championship when held at the beefed-up links course on the banks of Lake Michigan and expects a strong show of support from the home crowd.