{"id":37205,"date":"2025-12-31T01:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ryder-cup-2025-how-luke-donald-masterminded-europes-victory-over-united-states-at-bethpage\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T01:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:43:18","slug":"ryder-cup-2025-how-luke-donald-masterminded-europes-victory-over-united-states-at-bethpage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ryder-cup-2025-how-luke-donald-masterminded-europes-victory-over-united-states-at-bethpage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup 2025: How Luke Donald masterminded Europe\u2019s victory over United States at Bethpage"},"content":{"rendered":"


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When Donald led his side to success in Rome, the clamour immediately began for him to stay on in the captaincy.<\/p>\n

Chants of “two more years” – from both his celebrating players and jubilant fans – echoed around the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. <\/p>\n

Their wish was granted when Donald’s second term was confirmed that November.<\/p>\n

Since his initial appointment<\/a> three years ago, he has developed into a statesman-like leader whose strong qualities are admired by his players, peers and supporters.<\/p>\n

“He’s obviously had a phenomenal career as a player, but I would certainly say there has been a public change in his confidence being in the captain’s role,” former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson, who has known Donald since they played US college golf together, told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

“He has realised he’s really good at this and there are so many reasons why he’s really good at this.”<\/p>\n

Donald is described as a natural introvert by those who know him well, but they say he also carries an air of assurance which he transmits to his players.<\/p>\n

That is considered his greatest asset.<\/p>\n

Donald is regarded as a good communicator and ensuring everyone in the European camp knew their role bred confidence they would achieve their goal of beating the Americans in their Bethpage bearpit – where the visitors faced torrid abuse.<\/p>\n

“When I was talking to some of the vice-captains earlier in the week, I was blown away by the confidence,” Wilson added.<\/p>\n

“It was a quiet confidence, but it genuinely caught me off guard. Normally people are a a little cagey. There was none of that. <\/p>\n

“It was more like ‘we are going to win, we are the better team, this is why we are going to win, we’re just going to execute our plan’.<\/p>\n

“I’ve never experienced that in a Ryder Cup environment. I was even fired up.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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