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Clarke and Jiminez favourites Ryder Cup captaincy─── 10:21 Fri, 13 Feb 2015
The next European Ryder Cup team captain is expected to be announced as soon as next Wednesday.
Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke and Spain’s Miguel Angel Jiminez are the two players who lead the pack as victorious Paul McGinley’s successor.
The bookmakers list 2011 British Open champion Clarke as the overwhelming favourite for the job, with Jimenez appearing to be his only rival.
McGinley is one of the members of the panel along with 2010 captain Colin Montgomerie, 2012 skipper Jose Maria Olazabal,
European Tour chief executive George O'Grady and former Ryder Cup player David Howell who will deliberate on the new captain.
Europe, who beat the United States in the biennial team event for the eighth time in 10 editions in Scotland in September, defend the trophy at Hazeltine, Minnesota in 2016.
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