Europe's Ryder Cup captain to be

named on Tuesday, January 27

The name of the next European Ryder Cup captain will be announced on Tuesday, January 27.
The 15-man European Tour tournament committee met for four hours in Abu Dhabi last night and narrowed the list of prospective candidates down to two or three.
Jose Maria Olazabal is still favourite to get the nod ahead of Sandy Lyle - but the Spaniard has to make up his mind over the next couple of weeks whether or not he wants the job for next year's Celtic Manor match or whether he would rather have a go at earning a team place as a player and possibly end up falling between two stools.
Seven of the tournament committee come from the British Isles:
Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie, Richard Finch, Barry Lane and Mark Roe.
The rest come from continental Europe: Joakim Haeggman, Chris Hanell, Robert Karlsson, Henrik Stenson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Raphael Jacquelin. Thomas Bjorn is the committee chairman.