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Stenson was removed from the role of captain last week, hours
before the Swede announced that he was joining the lucrative
Saudi-backed series.
Following Stenson's announcement, reports in British media said
Donald is lined up to replace him as the non-playing captain,
with an official announcement expected next week.
The 44-year-old Donald has never finished on the losing side as
a player in four Ryder Cup appearances, winning 10-1/2 points
from his 15 matches. He served as vice-captain when Europe
regained the Ryder Cup by beating the United States in 2018.
"I've certainly had some of my best moments on the golf course
in the Ryder Cups," the English golfer told Golf Week after
carding two-under 70 in the opening round of the Rocket Mortgage
Classic in Detroit on Thursday.
"What an amazing honour it is to represent Europe in the Ryder
Cup, and I would love to be a captain. That would be a huge
honour as well. I'm disappointed I guess that (Stenson) would
put his name forward and then go to LIV.
"If I got this captaincy I would live up to my word and see it
through. Let me put it that way. I wouldn't be doing a Henrik."
Donald added that he had not been approached to play in the LIV
Series, but said he had turned down a broadcast role with the
breakaway league.
The Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy hosts the
next edition of the biennial Ryder Cup starting in late
September next year.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Tomasz
Janowski)
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