He captained the team in 2002.
Colin Montgomerie, Europe and Corey Pavin, USA.
There are many factors but the captain has to have a good reputation among fellow golfers and preferably be a former PGA Champion. I'm sure there are other factors at stake as well. The 2010 team USA captain is Corey Pavin and team Europe captain is Colin Montgomerie. Both are very experienced golfers and near the same age (50). Corey has 27 professional wins and Colin has 40 wins. My preview of the 2010 Ryder Cup is here aussiepunter.com/news/sport/2010-ryder-cup-preview
No, Tiger Woods has never captained the US team. He won't until he's about 50 if he ever does.
Celtic
The first Ryder cup was played in 1927 at Worchester Country Club, Worcester, Massachusetts. The matches were between the United States and Great Britain. The US captain was Walter Hegan, the GB captain was Ted Ray. The US won 9 1/2- 2 1/2.
In the Ryder cup there are only two teams, American and European.
Michael Ryder plays for the New Jersey Devils.
The 2008 Ryder Cup Captain is Paul Azinger. For a full list of Ryder Cup Captains go here. http://pgatouriststatbank.blogspot.com/search/label/Ryder%20Cup%20Captains%20List%20and%20Records For more stats on the Ryder Cup http://pgatouriststatbank.blogspot.com
They are all Americans only in the team.
The Boston Bruins.
Samuel ryder donated the cup 1927. it was in 1985 when the European team won it the first time.
Manchester United