Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington has reiterated that the event will not be played behind closed doors, despite the PGA Tour's announcement that they're preparing a return to play behind closed doors this summer.

The Irishman last week confirmed that the Ryder Cup would not go ahead without fans after the tournament was switched to September 25th at Whistling Straits.

And the Team Europe captain has claimed that the decision is beyond his control and that the PGA decision doesn't change anything for the tournament.

"This was a story that was referred to me a while ago and I became linked to it but I was told categorically that it would not be the case that the Ryder Cup could be played behind closed doors," Harrington said on BBC Radio.

"Now it has arisen again because of what may be happening in the PGA Tour but I was told not to go down that road. It is above my pay grade and it is a hypothetical situation. But everything is changing all the time."