Irish duo selected as Ryder Cup vice-captains by Thomas Bjorn
"Opportunities arose for me to have these guys on the backroom team, and when I looked at these players, I thought, these are the people I want to have there", Bjorn said.
Westwood has played in every Ryder Cup since his debut in 1997 at Valderrama, and he has compiled a 20-18-6 record. Confirmation that Lee Westwood and Pádraig Harrington would serve as assistants to the Dane had been widely anticipated and duly arrived.
"They all possess strong personalities but each of them will also bring something different to the team, giving us great balance".
Westwood, 45 and a veteran of 10 matches, said: "I am of an age where my chances of making the team go down quite significantly".
All four vice-captains are also eligible to qualify for the European team, although only Westwood (117th) is ranked inside the top 200 in the world rankings.
Westwood has appeared in ten Ryder Cups, winning on seven occasions. He is the only vice captain who played on that team.
"I am honoured to have been selected by Thomas to be one of what I think is a pretty impressive quintet of vice-captains", said Westwood.
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Granted, neither is playing well, if playing at all, and were huge outsiders to make final line-up at Le Golf National.
"Five is, for me, the right number but when I've spoken to past captains they would also say to you that that is the right number".
Europe will seek to regain the trophy after losing it to the United States of America 17-11 last time out at Hazeltine. I'm focusing on can I see us winning with the players that we have?
'We've become good friends, and it can't hurt when you can call upon someone as successful as Pep for advice, ' said the 27 year old. "Of course, my ideal scenario is that I hit a hot streak of form over the summer and force my way in to the team".
Bjorn announced the four new vice captains today in a press conference at Wentworth ahead of this week's BMW PGA Championship.
European captain Thomas Bjorn has named his five vice captains for the Ryder Cup and two Irish men, who fans might have hopped to see playing, have been included. The idea of playing for a team in a sport which is inherently individual is something special and it is the reason players love The Ryder Cup so much.
And although the Edinburgh-based 45-year-old and his fellow vice-captains could still qualify to face the United States at Le Golf National in Paris from 28-30 September, Westwood (117th) is the only one of the five now ranked inside the world's top 200.
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