Tiger Woods Shares Major Hint About Being U.S. Ryder Cup Captain In 2025 At Bethpage Black

Tiger Woods has been linked to the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captaincy for years, and the beating the Americans took in Rome in 2023 seemed to expedite that prospect. While there is still plenty of time for the U.S. squad to get their ducks in a row, Woods has confirmed he's set to have conversations about the entire process, at the very least.

Speaking ahead of the Masters, Woods' second start in 2024, the 15-time major winner was asked the very straight-forward question regarding his "current position" regarding the Ryder Cup captaincy at Bethpage in 2025.

"We're still talking about it," Woods said with a huge grin on his face.

"It's something that Seth [Waugh, CEO of PGA] and I are going to sit back and talk about it after this event. I said I'm going to be busy for a couple weeks, so let me focus on getting through this week and hopefully getting another jacket, and then we can sit back and talk about it next week," he continued.

The grin and the confirmation that he's going to sit down with Waugh sooner rather than later are the two key developments here.

 (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Woods has played in a total of eight Ryder Cups over the span of his career and been a part of many U.S. staffs in various roles over the years when unable to play. The prospect of Woods being a playing captain next year at Bethpage Black is an idea that has been tossed around among fans and media members alike as well.

READ: Tiger Woods 'The Next Logical Choice' For U.S. Ryder Cup Captain According to Davis Love III

Woods certainly won't have to do any convincing to acquire the role if he does have a desire to captain the U.S. squad in 2025. Players, both past and present, will go to bat for Woods in every sense of the phrase.

The U.S. Ryder Cup team, and project as a whole, can't fall any further after the Americans were embarrassed by the Europeans 16.5-11.5 at Marco Simone in 2023.