By Tom Beattie Three-time Ryder Cup star Hunter Mahan has backed Tiger Woods to become Team USA’s captain for the next two contests as they look to avenge their defeat in Rome in 2023. The 15-time major championships victor was a significant absentee as Zach Johnson led his compatriots to a wounding 16-12 defeat at Marco Simone. Team Europe ensured that their opponents are without a win on away soil since 1993, inflicting a sore seventh successive loss on the road for the Americans. Now, it appears that the clamour for Woods to step into the role as Johnson’s replacement as captain is building…