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Padraig Harrington Named Captain of 2020 European Ryder Cup Team

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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Vice-Captain Padraig Harrington of Europe is introduced during the opening ceremony for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 27, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

THE EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED THAT Padraig Harrington will be Europe's next Ryder Cup captain. The 47-year-old Irishman will head the 2020 European Ryder Cup team that will face the Americans at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

Europe has won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups, including a dominating performance in the recent 2018 matches outside of Paris at Le Golf National.