Luke Donald confirms European Ryder Cup team and | Golf News

Luke Donald has unveiled his six captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup, including LIV Golf standout Jon Rahm, who will be a part of the 12-man squad to face off against Keegan Bradley and Team USA at Bethpage Black.

The match is set to start on Sep. 26, with Rahm, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, and Matt Fitzpatrick rounding out Donald’s alternatives as captain’s picks.

They’ll team up with computerized qualifiers Rory McIlroy, Bob MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard, and Tyrrell Hatton, finishing Europe’s 12-man roster as they purpose to retain the title received in Rome two years prior.

Donald, a former world No. 1, made such an affect as captain at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club that his gamers insisted he be granted the uncommon privilege of main two consecutive Ryder Cups.

The Englishman has accepted the problem and believes he has assembled a team succesful of securing Europe’s first away victory in the Ryder Cup since the outstanding consequence at Medinah in 2012.

The European lineup carefully mirrors the victorious team from Rome, with 11 returning gamers. The sole newcomer is rookie Hojgaard, stepping into the spot beforehand crammed by his twin brother Nicolai in Italy.

In Ryder Cup historical past, no team has retained as many as 11 gamers from the earlier team. 

Donald said: “I feel amazingly proud of these guys and how well they have played. Obviously a lot of continuity from Rome. That is unusual to have so many people coming back but that just shows how good these players are.

“Even though we’ve a lot of continuity, this is a different animal taking part in away in America. We perceive how tough that is. I’ve appeared at it from very different angles to attempt and get us ready for this superb problem forward.

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“It is a different animal. Different challenge. Having the chance to do it again doesn’t mean that we are going to do the same things that we did in Rome. It is about implementing new techniques.

“I have tried to look hard at what this will require. I am very aware that we have lost three out of the last four away Ryder Cups be significant margins and it is a tough challenge. It is a tough environment. But I have done everything I can to give our team the best opportunity.”