Europe to have six captain’s picks in 2023

Group Europe captain Luke Donald can have double the variety of captain’s picks when he assembles the 12-man workforce that may tackle the US subsequent 12 months in Rome, Italy, Ryder Cup Europe introduced on Tuesday.

Donald can have six captain’s picks as a substitute of three, as the entire variety of captain’s picks was revealed as a part of the 2023 Ryder Cup qualification course of that may see three computerized qualifiers from the main gamers on the European Factors Record after which the highest three on the world factors record.

The qualification interval for Group Europe will start at subsequent week’s BMW PGA Championship and finish three weeks forward of the biennial competitors being held at Marco Simone Golf & Nation Membership in late September subsequent 12 months.

“The six picks give me flexibility to make sure now we have the strongest line-up at Marco Simone when it comes to in-form gamers, gamers with Ryder Cup expertise, and potential pairings,” Donald mentioned in a information launch.

“So far as the European Factors Record is worried, modifying the factors allocation will give an improved likelihood for DP World Tour members enjoying predominantly on the DP World Tour to make the Ryder Cup workforce by way of one of many now three spots out there from that record.

“Now we have additionally moved the top of the qualification interval ahead to provide the gamers the correct quantity of preparation time as soon as they’ve made the workforce.”

No clarification was given as as to whether LIV golfers could be chosen, however as of now these additionally enjoying within the DP World Tour can nonetheless qualify for the Ryder Cup by way of the factors.

Donald was named as Group Europe’s captain 4 weeks in the past as a alternative for Henrik Stenson, who was stripped of the position in July shortly earlier than he introduced that he was becoming a member of the LIV Golf Invitational Sequence.

Group Europe, beneath the steering of then-captain Padraig Harrington, fell 19-9 to the US final September in Wisconsin however haven’t misplaced a Ryder Cup on residence soil since a 15-13 defeat at The Belfry in 1993.