Nicolas Colsaerts has found a new role in the world of golf broadcasting after being excluded from the 2025 Ryder Cup team. The 2012 Ryder Cup winner had hoped to serve as a vice captain for the event, but his name was not selected. Instead, Alex Noren took his place, while captain Luke Donald retained Thomas Bjorn, Edoardo Molinari, Jose Maria Olazabal, and Francesco Molinari on the coaching staff.

Since the disappointment of missing out on the Ryder Cup, Colsaerts has been offered a position in the broadcasting industry, where he can continue to be involved in the sport that has defined his career. He has worked with DP World Tour Productions, covering major events such as the Open Championships, the 2021 Ryder Cup, and numerous DP World Tour events. LIV Golf currently operates with a three-person broadcast team, and host Josh Carpenter mentioned the possibility of expanding to four members or moving someone onto the course. Colsaerts now joins David Feherty and Jerry Foltz as a former player providing commentary for LIV Golf.

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Last year, Colsaerts expressed deep disappointment when he was left off the Ryder Cup team and remained unselected this time as well.

“Yeah, very disappointed, because it’s a competition that I live for that has basically been the only thing that will get me out of bed for the last couple of years,” Colsaerts said during an interview with the Sky Sports Golf podcast ahead of the Ryder Cup.

“Extremely disappointed, yes, but the captain is in charge. There are no hard feelings to have about the decision the captain makes. Also, because the respect of the competition and the respect of who is representing us every two years, I would always back them.”

“Yes, of course I would have loved to be there and more than that I would have loved to help. It’s the fact that I’m not able to help that I’m disappointed and sad about.

“At the same time, I’m going for a couple of days. I’m going to mingle a little bit with them early in the week and then come back and work with you guys (Sky Sports Golf) on the build-up shows on Saturday and Sunday.

“I would always back the team. I would always wish them good luck. I would always think the world about the guys that are representing us and I hope that we keep the cup.”

Colsaerts also noted that the team was comfortable working together and that he now has another opportunity to stay connected to golf, but from a different perspective.

“Everyone’s comfortable with one another,” Colsaerts added. “You go there with that familiar feeling. Everybody knows what they have to do, where’s their place. They say never change a winning team – it’s no coincidence.

“The challenge is different, because you’re going to have to work more as a closed-knit [group] because of the crowd that you’re going to play in front of. From what I see from the outside, it looks like they’re doing everything they need to do to be ready for next week.”

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