(Virginia Water) Europe captain Luke Donald will have six discretionary picks for next year’s Ryder Cup in Italy.
Posted at 8:34
That’s three more picks than Padraig Harrington in Europe’s record 19-9 loss to the United States at Whistling Straits last year.
The Ryder Cup Europe has announced the qualification process for the 2023 event, with three automatic qualifiers being the top performers on the European Points List and then the top three on the World Ranking Points List.
The qualifying period begins with the BMW Championship at Wentworth September 8-11 and ends September 3 next year, three weeks before the Ryder Cup.
Donald said having six picks gives him “the flexibility to make sure we have the strongest roster at the Marco Simone club in terms of in-form players, players with Ryder Cup experience and potential associations. »