Ted Bishop admitted the European model in appointing captains and vice-captains is the way forward in the wake of the USA team’s humiliating five-point Gleneagles defeat.
Bishop is the President of the PGA of America that looks after everything associated with the USA aspect of the Ryder Cup.
And in an interview with BBC Five Live radio Bishop revealed how the process of appointing the 2016 USA Ryder Cup captain will be different than the clearly flawed process in selecting Tom Watson.
“With every step of the way there’s an opportunity for good things to happen,” said Bishop.
“The PGA of America is in a pretty deep analysis right now about trying to really change our Ryder Cup model going forward and if this precipitates some changes that’s probably a good thing.
Ted Bishop, President of the PGA of America who says changes will be made in the aftermath of the defeat handed out to Tom Watson’s side.
“The first thing we’re probably going to do is assemble a task force that’s comprised of some former Ryder Cup captains, some current Ryder Cup players along with a handful of PGA of America officials.
“I think we’re going to take a complete review of everything concerning the Ryder Cup beginning with the way we pick a captain.
“Secondly would be the way that we pick the players that are going to be on that team.
“I think that we’re at a point where we need to really analyse a lot of different things.
“Not that we’re necessarily trying to mimic or copy what Ryder Cup Europe is doing but they certainly have developed a formula of success.
“There’s some consistencies that they utilise from Ryder Cup to Ryder Cup that have paid off for them so we can certainly, probably, steal a page from their book.”
Bishop also is keen to adopt a similar model in use in Europe where vice-captains serve an apprenticeship via the Seve Trophy or EurAsia Cup.
“Paul McGinley proved you can train and groom somebody to be a very successful Ryder Cup captain,” said Bishop.
“Since 1999, Davis Love is the only American Ryder Cup captain that previously served as an assistant captain and I think that’s an eye-opening statement, really, when you stop and think about it.
“I don’t see how anybody can have their best chance to succeed as a Ryder Cup captain when they haven’t first been a vice-captain once or twice.”
