Luke Donald, captain of the European Ryder Cup group, introduced this Monday the six wildcard spots chosen by the captain to finish the group of twelve golfers—six had already certified by means of rankings—who will compete within the conventional problem between Europe and the USA in Bethpage, New York, from September 26 to twenty-eight. Among the many six males chosen by Donald is a Spaniard, Jon Rahm, however not Sergio García. Each play on the LIV tour.
The six already certified based mostly on their outcomes—Rory McIlroy, Robert McIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, and Rasmus Hojgaard—have been joined, at Luke Donald's discretion, by Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, and Matt Fitzpatrick.
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It is a constant group, with 11 of the 12 males who received the final Ryder Cup, with the one change being Rasmus Hojgaard for his twin brother Nicolai.
Jon Rahm will thus be taking part in in his third Ryder Cup, having received the LIV Tour particular person qualification for the second consecutive season this yr due to his overwhelming consistency, with out having received a single match. Rahm debuted on the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris, the place he received towards Tiger Woods.
"It's very particular. Bethpage goes to be very troublesome for us, however I'm trying ahead to it," Jon mentioned on this system the place the six chosen had been introduced by Luke Donald. "The environment will make it particular. The New York crowd is numerous enjoyable. It is going to be hectic, however enjoyable." For his half, the European captain said that Rahm "represents the Spanish legacy that Ballesteros started within the Ryder Cup and continued with Olazabal and Sergio."
A Ryder Cup basic like Sergio García, the participant who holds the document for factors within the competitors's historical past, 28.5, just isn’t included within the group.
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