Rose adds his support to Harrington ’Cup captaincy

JUSTIN ROSE has added his support for Padraig Harrington to be the next Ryder Cup captain. Speaking ahead of today’s opening round of the Turkish Masters, Rose said: ‘I think it’s his time. There’s a bunch of guys who deserve it but with someone like Padraig (above), his record certainly suggests that he deserves it. ‘I think he’s been brilliant in the team room in his vice-captain role. No job is too small. He’s happy to muck in and do the most menial of task or the biggest of tasks. ‘When Thorbjorn (Olesen) was very disappointed about not playing on the Saturday, Padraig was the one who made his day much better, much easier. I think he handles his jobs as vice-captain really well and the players respond and respect that. It bodes well.’