Luke Donald: Ryder Cup ‘about pride’, not money or rank | Live From the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel

European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald speaks ahead of the 2025 event at Bethpage Black, reflecting on why it’s ‘one of the greatest privileges’ of his life and thanks the American audience for receiving the team well. #GolfChannel #Golf #RyderCup #LukeDonald #BethpageBlack
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Luke Donald: Ryder Cup ‘about pride’, not money or rank | Live From the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel
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THE EUROPEAN TEAM, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE PODIUM CAPTAIN DONALD! >> DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND TO ALL GOLF FANS AROUND THE WORLD, IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND HERE TODAY AS CAPTAIN OF THE EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM. TO LEAD THESE 12 MEN ONCE AGAIN, 12 OF EUROPE’S FINEST, CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES OF MY LIFE. WE, WE COME TO YOU THIS WEEK NOT JUST AS INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT NATIONS, BUT AS ONE TEAM. A TEAM DEFINED BY HISTORY, BY UNITY, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE PLAYING FOR SOMETHING FAR GREATER THAN OURSELVES. THE RYDER CUP MEANS SO MUCH TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. IT IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN OUR SPORT. IT IS NOT ABOUT PRIZE MONEY OR WORLD RANKING POINTS. IT’S ABOUT PRIDE. IT’S ABOUT REPRESENTING YOUR FLAG, YOUR SHIRT, AND THE LEGACY YOU LEAVE BEHIND. WE PLAY FOR OUR FAMILIES, OUR TEAMMATES, OUR COUNTRIES, OUR CONTINENT. AND FOR THE GENERATIONS BEFORE US WHO MADE THIS EVENT WHAT IT IS TODAY. THE AMERICAN TEAM IS RIGHTLY PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE. BUT SO ARE WE. OUR EUROPEAN LEGACY IS ROOTED IN RESILIENCE AND TOGETHERNESS AND IMPROVING PEOPLE WRONG. TIME AND AGAIN, WE’VE SHOWN THAT WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AS ONE WITH A SHARED PURPOSE, WE CAN ACHIEVE REMARKABLE THINGS. AND WHAT A PLACE TO TRY AND DO IT AGAIN. NEW YORK CITY! NEW YORK IS A PLACE WHERE IF YOU SHOW UP WITH TALENT AND A FIGHTING SPIRIT, THE CITY WILL GET BEHIND YOU. ALTHOUGH MAYBE NOT IF YOU’RE WEARING EUROPEAN BLUE THIS WEEK. WE KNOW WHAT AWAITS US. BETHPAGE ISN’T EXACTLY SHY. THIS IS NEW YORK SPORTS COUNTRY. PASSIONATE, LOYAL, AND FEROCIOUSLY LOUD, AND RIGHTLY SO. YOU, THE FANS, HERE, RESPECT EFFORT OVER EGO. YOU SHOW UP FOR THOSE WHO GRIND, FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT, AND FOR THOSE WHO RISE TO THE BIG OCCASIONS. AND YOU MAKE US EARN EVERY CHEER. WE MAY NOT BE YOUR TEAM, BUT WE WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO RESPECT, SOMETHING TO ADMIRE, AND MAYBE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, SOMETHING TO CHEER FOR. BETHPAGE, BETHPAGE IS THE PERFECT VENUE FOR THIS CONTEST. A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE, A STATE PARK WITH THOUSANDS OF FANS WHO GATHER SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. IT’S A COURSE FOR THE PEOPLE, AND A STAGE WHERE PLAYERS ON BOTH SIDES WILL TRY TO PROVE THEY BELONG. MAKE NO MISTAKE, OUR PLAYERS ARE READY. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS EARNED THEIR SPOT NOT THROUGH ENTITLEMENT, BUT THROUGH EXCELLENCE. THEY FACE PRESSURE AND RISEN TO THE MOMENT. AND THIS WEEK, THEY WILL CARRY THE HOPES OF AN ENTIRE CONTINENT. TWO YEARS AGO, WE WROTE A CHAPTER IN ROME. THIS WEEK, IN NEW YORK, WE AIM TO WRITE HISTORY. WE DIDN’T COME HERE JUST TO BE A PART OF THE SHOW. WE CAME HERE TO EARN OUR PLACE IN RYDER CUP FOLKLORE. WE’RE NOT JUST PLAYING TO WIN. WE’RE PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER, AND FOR EVERY YOUNG GOLFER BACK HOME WHO DREAMS ABOUT ONE DAY REPRESENTING TEAM EUROPE. WE KNOW IT WON’T BE EASY. WINNING AWAY NEVER IS. ONLY FOUR EUROPEAN TEAMS HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. BUT THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF SPORT. THE TOUGHEST ROADS LEAD TO THE GREATEST REWARDS. WE’RE FUELED BY SOMETHING MONEY CANNOT BUY. PURPOSE, BROTHERHOOD, AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO HONOR THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US, WHILE INSPIRING THOSE WHOSE TIME IS YET TO COME. BEFORE I INTRODUCE THE 12 MEN WHO I BELIEVE WILL DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW THANK YOU’S. THE GOVERNOR OF STATE NEW YORK KATHY HOGLE, POPE KNIGHT, THE CEO OF EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT, AND TOM DINAPOLI, STATE COMPTROLLER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE HOSPITALITY. ALSO THANK YOU TO DON RAY, DEREK SPRAGUE, AND EVERYONE IN THE PGA OF AMERICA FOR HOSTING US THIS WEEK. TO KEEGAN, JILLIAN, AND YOUR TWO BOYS, LOGAN AND COOPER, — AND I HAVE REALLY VALUED OUR FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. AND WE KNOW THAT BOND WILL LAST WELL BEYOND THIS WEEK, NO MATTER THE OUTCOME. IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SHARE THIS RYDER CUP CAPTAINCY WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND ALL THE MEMORIES ALONG THE WAY. TO THE 12 PLAYERS OF TEAM USA, YOUR TALENT AND PASSION ARE NEVER IN DOUBT. WE KNOW YOU’LL BRING YOUR BEST. WE PROMISE TO DO THE SAME. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO WALK EVERY STEP WITH US. OUR CADDIES! THE ONES WHO FEEL EVERY SHOT, SHARE EVERY PRECIOUS MOMENT, AND BRING CLARITY WHEN THE CHAOS SETS IN. YOU ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS, AND TO OUR INCREDIBLE BACK ROOM TEAM STAFF, YOUR TIRELESS WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT IS WHAT MAKES THIS TEAM RUN. WE’RE ALL STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOU. TO THE WISE PARTNERS AND FAMILIES OF OUR PLAYERS, THANK YOU. YOUR SUPPORT, PATIENT, AND SACRIFICE ALLOW THESE MEN TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. WE KNOW THE RYDER CUP ISN’T JUST A BIG WEEK FOR THE PLAYERS, IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR YOU TOO. AND, OF COURSE, TO MY VERY OWN FAMILY, TO MY WIFE, DIANE, MY GIRLS, GIGI, SOPHIA, AND ELLIE, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS STANDING BY MY SIDE. YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME, AND I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FIVE VICE CAPTAINS NOW WHO PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART IN EVERYTHING WE DO. SO FIRST, PLEASE STAND UP, FROM DENMARK, THOMAS BJORN. FROM ITALY, THE ATWATER, THE MOLINARI BROTHERS, EDUARDO PRIME AND FRANCESCO! IN SWEDEN, ALEX NOREN. AND FINALLY, FROM SPAIN, JOSE MARIAOLAZABAL . AND NOW, LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU THESE 12 MEN I’M SO PROUD TO LEAD THIS WEEK. FROM SWEDEN, LUDVIG GRAHAM ABERG ! FROM ENGLAND, MATT FITZPATRICK! FROM ENGLAND, TOMMY FLEETWOOD. ALSO FROM ENGLAND, TYRRELL HATTON! FROM DENMARK, RASMUS HOJGAARD! FROM NORWAY, VIKTOR HOVLAND! FROM IRELAND, SHANE LOWRY. AND FROM SCOTLAND, ROBERT MacINTYRE. FROM NORTHERN IRELAND, RORY McILROY! AND FROM SPAIN, JON RAHM! FROM ENGLAND, JUSTIN ROSE! AND FINALLY, FROM AUSTRIA, SEPP STRAKA ! THESE 12 MEN ARE READY.