The long road back to the big time

RICHARD BLAND

Justin Rose has long been the heartbeat of Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Now he’s preparing for a final shot at glory as a player before interviewing for the top job at Adare Manor in two years’ time

LUDVIG ABERG

Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin sits down with Luke Donald, the 2025 European Ryder Cup captain, to discuss this year’s contest in New York and how things might differ away from home

Rory McIlroy is Europe’s top-ranked player heading into the Ryder Cup. Can he be a talisman once again, and has he now established himself as the best male player the continent has ever produced?

From reluctant captain to European talisman, Luke Donald has become the quiet force of a new era. Now he wants to do what no Ryder Cup captain has done in almost 40 years – go back to back on enemy soil