EUROPEAN tour greats Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo have only a few hours to wait before discovering which of them is to be the next Ryder Cup captain.

Although Sandy Lyle has also declared an interest, the vote taken in Dubai by the players' committee is firmly expected to come down to the two former partners with 19 Ryder Cup caps between them.

Faldo wins in that department by 11 to eight - he is also the record points-scorer - but Woosnam has been cast as favourite to move into the seat vacated by Bernhard Langer following the record-breaking win in Detroit last September.

The result of the vote will be announced tomorrow. Tweet