London - Padraig Harrington will captain defending champions Europe at the 2020 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits, United States.
READ: Harrington named European captain for 2020 Ryder Cup
A list of previous captains since the event changed from a Britain and Ireland team taking on the USA to a European side facing the Americans:
1979 - John Jacobs (ENG) - lost
1981 - John Jacobs (ENG) - lost
1983 - Tony Jacklin (ENG) - lost
1985 - Tony Jacklin (ENG) - won
1987 - Tony Jacklin (ENG) - won
1989 - Tony Jacklin (ENG) - halved (Europe retain trophy as defending champions)
1991 - Bernard Gallacher (SCO) - lost
1993 - Bernard Gallacher (SCO) - lost
1995 - Bernard Gallacher (SCO) - won
1997 - Seve Ballesteros (ESP) - won
1999 - Mark James (ENG) - lost
2002 - Sam Torrance (SCO) - won
2004 - Bernhard Langer (GER) - won
2006 - Ian Woosnam (WAL) - won
2008 - Nick Faldo (ENG) - lost
2010 - Colin Montgomerie (SCO) - won
2012 - Jose Maria Olazabal (ESP) - won
2014 - Paul McGinley (IRL) - won
2016 - Darren Clarke (NIR) - lost
2018 - Thomas Bjorn (DEN) - won