Bjorn’s reappointment was confirmed by Donald on Tuesday and comes after Italian Edoardo Molinari was additionally re-engaged forward of the competition in New York.
Donald hopes the continuity will serve Europe effectively as they bid to win in the USA for the primary time since 2012.
DONALD HAPPY
Donald stated: “I’m very excited to have Thomas again on the crew. As soon as I used to be appointed as captain once more, my ideas rapidly went to who I needed to have within the backroom workers – and Thomas definitely was a kind of.
“He means quite a bit to me. He’s handed on his data and I’ve had an awesome relationship with him over the previous couple of years.
“That is an away Ryder Cup, so the sooner we are able to begin planning, the higher.”
Will probably be the sixth time Bjorn has taken on a vice-captaincy and his tenth involvement in a Ryder Cup total having additionally represented Europe thrice as a participant.
The 53-year-old stated: “It was a pure development from final time.
“We had a incredible surroundings in Rome. Luke did a tremendous job. He was a incredible chief, not simply of 12 gamers, however of the entire Ryder Cup Europe crew that labored so exhausting behind the scenes.
“It was superb for me to be a part of that as a result of I knew how all of these issues labored from Paris. To see how he added just a few additional issues in Rome and made it even higher was superb and I used to be very happy with him. He was distinctive.”