NOW IT'S OFFICIAL: DAVIS LOVE III US RYDER CUP CAPTAIN 2012

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE
 Davis Love III was in tears within minutes of being confirmed as the United States' Ryder Cup captain.
Love was unable to hold back the tears when asked how proud his late father would be of his appointment.
The 46-year-old lost his father in a plane crash in 1988 and said: "This is a thrill I never thought I would have and I would love to share it with him."
Love believes a key to winning back the trophy in Chicago next year will be getting his team relaxed.
"My main mission is to get the players prepared for Friday morning," he said after being confirmed as Corey Pavin's successor three months after the Americans' one-point defeat at Celtic Manor.
"What we have been missing is getting over the nerves of being ready to play on the biggest stage. We've just tried too hard and I'll be trying to get the players as relaxed and freed up as I can.
"I am a players' captain and I'm going to get them what they need to be successful.
"I'm not going to tell the best players in the world how to play golf. I'm going to let them show their talents."
FROM THE BBC SPORTS WEBSITE
Love left the door open to be a playing captain if he was in good enough form to qualify for his first team since 2004.
"If I qualify and I know that I am healthy I would like to play," said Love, who is ranked 111th in the world and last season finished fourth in the Players Championship and sixth at the US Open.
"Maybe I would play once a day and turn my radio in. It would be a nice problem to have.
"We'll cross that bridge if we get to it, but it would be a great story for our team if I get three or four points out of the deal.
"Between Jose Maria and myself, if we get hot with the putter, we could make our own team.
"What I ultimately want is the 12 best players. If I'm one of the best eight come the US PGA Championship in 2012 that would be great. I don't want to leave off a player who could help the team even if that player is me."
Allen Wronowski, president of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, said: "Davis Love III inherited a love for the game through his father, a premier PGA teaching professional, and carried that passion into becoming one of the finest competitors in the game.
"From his Ryder Cup rookie year in 1993 to today, Davis has performed so well under pressure and now brings that experience to lead our next United States team and win back the Ryder Cup."