Tiger Woods hints he will NOT take US Ryder Cup captaincy in New York next year while PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudis rumble on

Tiger Woods has cast doubt on whether he will take the US Ryder Cup captaincy at a point when he is weighed down by golf’s political sideshow. But the 48-year-old, who is front and center of the drawn-out merger negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, sounded cautious when asked about his prospects of succeeding Zach Johnson for next year’s clash with Europe in New York. Tiger Woods has hinted that he may not take US Ryder Cup captaincy for next year's event Woods said that his focus on PGA talks with the Saudis could be too much of a distraction Up to now, the 48-year-old Woods has been the frontrunner for the 2025 event in New York ‘What that all entails, representing team USA and the commitments to the PGA of America, the players and the fans, I need to feel that I can give the amount of time that it deserves.’ The US situation could not be more different to that of Europe – Luke Donald has been in post since November and has already undertaken one reconnaissance trip to the Bethpage Black course, as revealed by Mail Sport last month. Dunne, who came to prominence for his role in brokering the secretive ‘framework agreement’ with the PIF last June, went on to infer that the elevated power held by the players on the policy board - Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Webb Simpson and Peter Malnati – had conditioned his decision to walk away.