Earlier this month Padraig Harrington shared that he would prefer to field a team of 12 captain's picks at Whistling Straits than postpone the Ryder Cup matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But according to the European skipper, that first option is now off the table.
Harrington is five months away from leading the European squad in Wisconsin, but questions remain about whether fans will be allowed to attend the matches this fall, or even if they'll be played at all. The Irishman spoke to The (U.K.) Times and discussed a variety of scenarios, but he added that recent conversations with PGA of America and European Tour officials have eliminated the possibility of Harrington and U.