Team Europe revealed for Ryder Cup as Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry join Bob MacIntyre in final 12

04.09.2023 - 14:45 dailyrecord.co.uk

Europe's final 12-player lineup for the Ryder Cup has been announced with Luke Donald naming his six captain's picks on Monday afternoon.

Six stars had already been confirmed for the biggest team event in the sport as Europe look to reclaim glory up against a star-studded US lineup.

Bob MacIntyre is among those qualifiers, becoming the first Scot to make the cut since Stephen Gallagher in 2014 and only the fourth to do it this side of the century.

John Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Tyrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick were among the others to guarantee their spots through the world rankings.

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LONDON: Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald picked rising star Ludvig Aberg plus major winners Justin Rose and Shane Lowry among his six wildcards for the tournament in Rome. His other selections for the 12-man team to take on the United States are Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka and Nicolai Hojgaard. They join automatic qualifiers Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton and Robert MacIntire in Donald’s team, which will attempt to regain the trophy at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club from September 29 to October 1. Europe suffered a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021. Aberg only turned professional in June, but the former world number one amateur won the final qualifying event in Switzerland on Sunday with a final round of 64 at Crans-sur-Sierre. The 23-year-old Swede has made the quickest transition from the amateur ranks to the Ryder Cup in the contest’s history, eclipsing the previous record set by Sergio Garcia, who made his debut in September 1999 after turning professional following April’s Masters. “We have great depth of talent in Europe, and that is perfectly illustrated with the team we now have confirmed for Rome, which is a strong blend of players with previous Ryder Cup experience combined with exciting and talented rookies,” said Donald. “I’m really pleased to have this team now in place and we are all looking forward to going to Rome later this month and trying to win back the Ryder Cup.” Speaking about Aberg, the Europe skipper said: “We obviously knew what he was doing in the college scene. You look at what he did in those four years and the only comparables really were Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm.

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