Francesco Molinari, who earned the decisive half point against Tiger Woods the last time Europe won a Ryder Cup in the United States, is back as a vice captain on Luke Donald's team for September's event at Bethpage Black in New York.
The Italian joins his brother, Edoardo, Thomas Bjørn and José María Olazábal as vice captains this year. All four were also vice captains under Donald in 2023 when Europe won the Ryder Cup at Marco Simone outside Rome.
In 2018, Francesco Molinari became the first European player to win all five of his matches in a Ryder Cup as Bjorn's team triumphed at Le Golf National in Paris.