With lower than six weeks remaining to qualify, the race for a spot in Europe’s Ryder Cup team is hotting up.
Right here, the PA information company takes a have a look at a number of the points which can want resolving earlier than early September.
How does qualification work?
Three gamers will qualify from the European Factors Listing – which is predicated on performances on the DP World Tour – and three qualify from the World Factors Listing, based mostly on world rating factors received through the qualifying interval. Captain Luke Donald will be capable of make six private choices.
How lengthy have gamers received left?
Donald will title his picks on September 4, the day after the Omega European Open. Nonetheless, there are solely three qualifying occasions remaining for gamers on the DP World Tour and there may be a three-week break earlier than the primary of these, the ISPS HANDA World Invitational at Galgorm Citadel in Northern Eire. It’s adopted by the Czech Masters in Prague earlier than the journey to Crans Montana in Switzerland for the ultimate occasion. PGA Tour-based gamers have 5 occasions – this week’s 3M Open in Minnesota, the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina, the FedEX St Jude Championship in Memphis, the BMW Championship in Illinois and the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Who’s prone to achieve automated spots?
World numbers two and three, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm respectively, are protected on the European Factors Listing as they’ve amassed so many factors. Third-placed Scot Robert MacIntyre’s place may very well be beneath menace, nonetheless. Norway’s Viktor Hovland and English pair Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood at present occupy the three locations on the World Factors Listing, with Fleetwood most in danger.
How will Donald select his captain’s picks?
The quantity was modified from three to 6 this yr to present the captain extra flexibility to select gamers in kind in the ultimate couple of months. However kind will probably be just one issue as after shedding so closely at Whistling Straits two years in the past, the team is now with out a variety of vastly-experienced gamers as the quartet of Sergio Garcia – the Ryder Cup’s file factors scorer – Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Paul Casey are all lacking on account of their defection to LIV Golf.
So, who’s in Donald’s ideas?
Fleetwood is being challenged for his automated spot by 2022 US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick on the World Factors Listing however it’s unthinkable each won’t go to Rome. Former main champions Shane Lowry and Justin Rose are additionally in the combo as their expertise will probably be invaluable. Sepp Straka, who completed joint second at The Open, is well-placed on each lists and is in kind and appears a good guess, as is MacIntyre. Germany’s Yannick Paul, Pole Adrian Meronk, Frenchman Victor Perez and Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard are all excessive on the European Factors Listing and will probably be trying to impress in the ultimate weeks as they chase the doubtless two remaining locations obtainable.
