Tommy Fleetwood apologizes to BBC for saying Luke Donald would be a 'shitty' captain

Tommy Fleetwood will be playing at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club later this month. Photo: Getty Images/Charlie Crowhurst

Tommy Fleetwood apologized for calling Luke Donald «Ryder Cup captain» in an ill-advised joke on BBC radio.

Fleetwood said he «lost count» where he was after host Rick Edwards. immediately apologized to the audience for the obscene word, which was clearly said as a joke to a close friend of the English golfer Donald.

European captain Donald announced on Monday his six picks for the Rome clash later this year. a month, and Fleetwood became his first team choice to face the United States at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

US Captain Zach Johnson will look to end their 30-year fruitless run in Europe , and Donald will stand in his way, but Fleetwood, speaking at 5 Live Breakfast, turned blue in the air when asked if he had any idea what kind of captain he would be. I play under.

«Damn,» he replied before Edwards apologized for the profanity. “Sorry, sorry, I lost track of where I am. I take it back,” added Fleetwood.

“Luke will be great. He is a person with whom I am very close. He is a calm, self-confident person, he survived the most important moment in the sport incredibly well.

“It was great that someone was leading the team in this way. He definitely brought his own personality to the position of captain.

«I'm honored as a friend, but playing under the European legend, I'm looking forward to experiencing his captaincy.»

Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari's Molinari partnership yielded four points in Paris in 2018 and played a significant role in Thomas Bjorn's seven-point lead in Europe.

This time around, Captain Donald has chosen Ludwig Aberg to become the most inexperienced player in Ryder Cup history just four months after how he dropped out of college and turned pro.

“From the day he [Aberg] turned professional. , there was definitely talk of «this guy is good enough to make the Ryder Cup team». It didn't come as a shock to anyone,” said Fleetwood.

“You look at the team's young superstars and it's a great setup. I'm very, very happy to go and play with them.»

Donald's decision meant he missed out on Adrian Meronk, much to the surprise of many onlookers after the Pole won the Italian Open on the Ryder Cup course on Marco Simone . in May and finished fifth in the European points table.

«You look at the guys who qualified, look at the guys who were selected and you realize that this is an amazing team,» added Fleetwood. “Standards don't get weaker.

“The best place I've ever been in golf is the command hall of a European team. You make the best friends and have some of the best experiences.”

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