Reports from America indicate PGA of America choice for 2008

PAUL AZINGER TO BE UNITED STATES'
NEXT RYDER CUP CAPTAIN

According to reports coming out of America, Paul Azinger, pictured right, has been offered and accepted the captaincy of the United States team in the next Ryder Cup match- at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville in 2008.
Nick Faldo, Azinger’s fellow TV commentator, will, of course, skipper the European team.
Azinger, winner of the US PGA championship, played in four Ryder Cup contests. His record is: Played 12 ties, won 5, lost 7, halved 3. He never lost a singles tie.
Paul has recovered from lymphoma in his left shoulder, diagnosed in the early 1990s.
Europe has won the last three Ryder Cup contests, including record margins of 18 ½-9 ½ in the last two.
"The bottom line is the players have to perform," Azinger said last week. "And you have to have players that are playing well enough to get it done. If you have a team that's running cold against a team that's running blazing hot, then you have to look at the system to determine how you can change the system to get the best players – the hottest players – on your team at that event.”