Golf - Mickelson, Couples named U.S. Ryder Cup vice-captains


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 02 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: May 21, 2021; Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA; Steve Stricker hits from the eighth tee box during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - U.S. captain Steve Stricker on Wednesday named six-times major winner Phil Mickelson and former Masters champion Fred Couples as vice-captains for this year's Ryder Cup.

It will mark the first time the 51-year-old Mickelson, who has played on every U.S. Ryder Cup team since 1995, serves as vice captain and the second for 61-year-old Couples.

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