After months of rumor and speculation across North Carolina sports betting, the PGA of America will announce the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain in New York on Tuesday.
BetCarolina.com offers updated hypothetical odds on whether Tiger Woods or another candidate will captain the team,
Here are the latest Captain probables, which you won't find on NC betting apps.
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Tiger Unlikely To Take The Reins
After the disaster that was the U.S.' loss in Rome in late 2023, many thought it was a forgone conclusion that Woods would finally captain his first Ryder Cup team in the event's next iteration. But 24 hours ahead of the announcement, he has dropped to third on the list (+300) from our initial odds in early November at +200. Why?
Woods this season has reiterated that the Ryder Cup is not on his mind, as he has actively worked behind the scenes not only to rehab and get back on the course but to help work out a potential agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
“There’s too much at stake with our tour to think about a Ryder Cup right now,” said Woods last December. “We have to get this [deal] done, and we have to be focused on this right now. The Ryder Cup can take a – the players and everyone involved understands that this is an issue we need to focus on.”
Former winning Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker remains the current favorite at +150 (moving from +250 back in early Nov.) as he could return to lead the U.S. squad after a record-breaking 19-9 victory in 2021 at Whistling Straits GC in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Stricker was a vice captain to Captain Zach Johnson this past Ryder Cup.
Jim Furyk (now +250), captain of the 2018 Ryder Cup squad, moved to second choice and could make amends after a 17.5-10.5 loss to Europe at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. Furyk will offer a preview this year as he is the U.S. Captain at the Presidents’ Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada, Sept. 27-29.
Stewart Cink is at No. 4 at +800. Cink was a vice-captain for last year’s team under Johnson and played on five straight Ryder Cup teams from 2002-10, though Italy was his first vice captaincy effort.
Another Woods close friend Fred Couples saw his odds unchanged (+1200) and rounded out the top five favorites. He would also be a first-time Captain, having served as vice captain three times. While Couples, 64, would be an older choice for a team that is only getting younger, he is also a three-time winning Presidents' Cup captain, and would be a hoot for New York fans.
Any other choice is listed at +1700.
The 45th Ryder Cup will take place Sept. 26-28, 2025 and will be just the second time the Empire State has hosted the Ryder Cup after Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester hosted in 1995, resulting in a 14.5-13.5 European win.
