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Jacklin named European
captain for UBS Cup
Tony Jacklin, Europe's most successful Ryder Cup captain, will take charge
of the Rest of the World team to face the United States in the third veterans
UBS Cup, the European Tour announced on Monday.
The 58-year-old Englishman, a former British and U.S. Open champion, has been
appointed skipper in place of nine-times major winner Gary Player, who led the
Rest of the World to defeat in the first two matches against the U.S.
The UBS Cup, a $3 million Ryder Cup-style match play event featuring two 12-man
teams, will take place from November 21-23.
For the second year in a row, it will be staged at Sea Island Golf Club in
Georgia.
"I am really looking forward to taking up the reins of captaincy once
again," said Jacklin, who led the European Ryder Cup team four times between
1983 and 1989.
Under his captaincy, Europe lost to the U.S. by just one point in 1983 but
won in 1985 and 1987 before the 1989 match was tied 14-14.
"Watching last year's Ryder Cup matches (won by Europe at The Belfry)
certainly brought back some fantastic memories and, when I was approached for
this job, I have to admit that I leapt at the chance," added Jacklin, a veteran
of seven Ryder Cups as a player.
"The first two UBS Cups have been fantastic successes, apart from the
results. With two U.S. wins so far, I am certainly hoping that I can reverse the
trend."
Jacklin is one of Britain's greatest golfers and his victory in the 1969 British
Open at Royal Lytham was the first by a Briton since Max Faulkner in 1951.
His U.S. Open triumph at Hazeltine the following year was the first by a Briton
since Ted Ray in 1920 and has not been equalled by a European since.
Arnold Palmer captained the U.S. to victory by 12-1/2 points to 11-1/2 in the
inaugural UBS Cup at Kiawah Island in 2001. He was again in charge last year when
the U.S. retained the trophy at Sea Island with a comfortable 14-1/2 to 9-1/2
win.
Both teams comprise six players aged between 40 and 49 and six players aged
50 and over.
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