'A joke' - Paul Lawrie unhappy with talk of rule change for picking Henrik Stenson's Ryder Cup replacement

Henrik Stenson’s axing has led to a vacancy as Ryder Cup captain, and Paul Lawrie said it would be crazy to do anything other than re-interview those who were in the running in March. Stenson took the job in March, but left Team Europe in disarray when electing to join LIV Golf — which prompted his removal as captain. Ad/> Stenson beat off competition from Lawrie, Luke Donald and Robert Karlsson to lead the team in Italy next year.

Cazoo Classic'Unbelievable' — Pepperell and Waring make back-to-back eagles on same hole2 HOURS AGO Lawrie remains keen, and feels it makes sense to pick from Donald, Karlsson and himself. “My situation has not changed,” Lawrie, who is playing in the Senior Open this week, told the Scotsman. “I assume they just go back to the way they did it before, with the five guys voting on the now three people who were up for the job initially.

«I’m led to believe that might not be the case. And, if it’s not the case then it’s a joke, to be honest. It has to be the same way as it was before.

“You’re still trying to appoint the captain for a role, you’re not looking for something different. So let’s see what happens. I’ve not heard anything.” 'It’s crazy at the moment' — Els says LIV is not real golf but feels it has role to play 'It hurts me' — Rahm defends Garcia and calls for tours to hold talks with LIV Golf Team Europe said a new captain would be appointed in due course, and there has been talk that 2018 captain Thomas Bjorn could be handed the reins to steady the ship.