Tiger Woods breaks his silence on Ryder Cup snub after turning down chance to captain Team USA in 2025

Tiger Woods has revealed that he turned down the chance to captain Team USA in the 2025 Ryder Cup because he does not have the time.

But the 15-time major winner insists he is open to taking on the role in the future. Keegan Bradley was this week named the US captain for the 2025 match in New York.

'With my new responsibilities to the Tour and time commitments involved, I felt like I would not be able to commit the time to Team USA and the players required as a captain,' Woods said in a statement. 

'That does not mean I wouldn’t want to captain a team in the future. If and when I feel it is the right time, I will put my hat in the ring for this committee to decide.'

Bradley, a shock choice for the captaincy, was unveiled on Tuesday. The world No 19 revealed he has told Woods that he can be as involved as he wants in next year's match.

But Bradley insisted he has yet to talk to the 48-year-old about being a vice captain as the USA eye revenge for last year's drubbing in Rome.

Woods has played in eight Ryder Cups, with his debut coming back in 1997. He last appeared as a player in 2018. 

The 48-year-old was a vice captain at Hazeltine in 2016 and Woods had reportedly held talks with the PGA of America about succeeding Zach Johnson next September. 

He previously captained the United States to victory in the 2019 Presidents Cup but failed to reach a deal over next year's showdown with Europe at Bethpage Black.

Team Europe confirmed back in November that Luke Donald would be return as captain, after leading Rory McIlroy and Co to a 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome.