Ryder Cup 2025: Team Europe's 'best ever captain' Luke Donald leaves door open for third captaincy stint after historic New York success

Luke Donald has refused to rule out a third stint as Ryder Cup captain, having already cemented his Ryder Cup legend status by guiding Team Europe to a historic victory in New York.

Four years on from one American journalist predicting a decade of dominance for Team USA, having just thrashed Team Europe by a record-breaking margin, Donald delivered by masterminding a famous title defence on away soil.

"I think he's the best European Ryder Cup captain ever," said American counterpart Keegan Bradley, who suffered just their second home loss of the century despite a final-day comeback. "He put his team in the best position to win, and to do that at these two places is a remarkable feat."

The goal had been set the moment Europe regained the trophy in Rome two years ago, where Donald's players chanted "two more years" at him and McIlroy told the world's media they would complete 'one of the biggest accomplishments in golf' by winning on the road.

A big statement and ambitious task, given eight of the previous nine Ryder Cups produced home wins and Europe had lost the previous two trips to the United States by a combined 16 points, but a challenge Donald was ready to embrace. And boy, did he deliver.

The latest victory raises the possibility of Donald staying in the role for the centenary edition at Adare Manor in 2027, which would make him the first three-time captain since Bernard Gallacher and leave him bidding to become the first European captain to win three consecutive Ryder Cups.