[Golf Topic] Harrington's Slip of the Tongue... "Revealing the Ryder Cup Vice-Captain During Broadcast"

This is a photo of P?draig Harrington, captain of the European team at the Ryder Cup, smiling brightly at a press conference.

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This was a slip of the tongue by Padraig Harrington (Ireland), the 2020 Ryder Cup European team captain. During a broadcast, he accidentally revealed that Luke Donald (England) had been appointed as vice-captain. According to Reuters on the 6th (Korean time), Harrington appeared on the Sky Sports Golf Show and talked about the Ryder Cup, saying, "We are preparing with our best efforts," and "Yesterday, I even had a phone call with Luke, the vice-captain." The appointment of the vice-captain had not yet been made public.

Flustered, Harrington tried to recover by saying, "Is this live? It's still a secret..." but the information had already been broadcast. Donald posted a humorous comment on Harrington's Twitter, saying, "This was supposed to be kept secret." The Ryder Cup is a biennial intercontinental golf competition between the United States and the European Union. It was originally held in odd-numbered years, but after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001 caused a postponement, it has been held in even-numbered years since then.

Although the United States leads the overall record with 26 wins, 2 draws, and 14 losses, the trend has reversed since the 2000s. In nine matches, the U.S. has only 2 wins and 7 losses, showing a significant disadvantage. This year, the event will be held over three days starting September 25 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, USA. There were reports that it might be postponed to next year due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but it was finally decided to proceed as scheduled.

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