Ryder Cup Traffic Concerns Increase After Team Europe Adds Three More Cart Drivers

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Brian Keogh with news release that Pádraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jiménez and José María Olazábal have been named Ryder Cup vice captain's by European Captain Paul McGinley, adding to the two he already has: Des Smyth and Sam Torrance. A record five!

This means a fleet of at least six Team Europe carts competing for space with America's four team carts, and I'm not even counting the official WAGsmobiles. Calling all traffic cops to the greater Gleneagles area!

The reason for five? It's all about the workload. From the release:

“I know it’s been common in the past to have three or four vice captains but I’ve gone for five because I feel an extra person is justified due to the additional workload which comes from being the home team, in addition to how well I saw such a system working when we ended up having five vice captains under Colin Montgomerie at Celtic Manor in 2010.

Let's hope Captain McGinley doesn't lean too hard on 2012 captain Olazábal for advice on sportsmanship issues considering his desire to play out the last match in conditions that would have had the Euros howling if the situation was reversed. Or in-team communication. Just make sure Sergio and Lee are properly hydrated and have plenty tees.