Luke Donald puts faith in rookies for opening foursomes as Europe eye Ryder Cup revenge
The motivational language being used may vary but Europe's players have made it clear that they are very much united in their quest to regain the Ryder Cup.
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Rahm and Hatton to launch Europe's Ryder Cup bid
(Corrects headline and intro to clarify that Europe seeking to reclaim, not retain title)
Scottie Scheffler, Sam Burns to open Ryder Cup for Americans - ESPN
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — European team captain Luke Donald is hoping for a fast start at this week's Ryder Cup, which tees off Friday morning at Marco Simone outside Rome.
Rory McIlroy much prefers Europe’s Ryder Cup build-up to ‘well rested’ USA team
Rory McIlroy believes Europe’s preparations for the Ryder Cup could give them an edge over a “well rested” American side.
Rory McIlroy regards Europe as Ryder Cup-ready against rested Americans
Rory McIlroy believes Europe's preparations for the Ryder Cup could give them an edge over a "well rested" American side.
Donald names ‘generational’ talent Aberg plus Rose, Lowry among Ryder Cup picks
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.
Aberg can be 'generational player' says Europe skipper Donald
LONDON: Europe's latest Ryder Cup rookie Ludvig Aberg could be a 'generational player' who will do amazing things in the game, Europe captain Luke Donald said on Monday (Sep 4).
Aberg gets Ryder Cup call for Europe as Donald names three rookie picks
LONDON : Team Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald named 23-year-old Swede Ludvig Aberg as one of three rookies when he unveiled his six picks on Monday but will also lean heavily on some seasoned warriors for this month's contest in Rome.