Ryder Cup 2018: Who has made Europe and United States' teams?
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| 2018 Ryder Cup |
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| Venue: Le Golf National, Paris Dates: 28-30 September |
| Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC Sport website; daily highlights on BBC Two and online |
We now know which 24 players will make up the Europe and United States Ryder Cup teams at Le Golf National in Paris.
The biennial event takes place from 28-30 September, with the United States seeking to defend the trophy.
This is how the sides are shaping up, with players in bold having qualified to play.
Europe
The 12-man team is made up of the first four players from the European points list, followed by the leading four players from the World points list and completed by four wildcard picks by Bjorn. The points system concluded on 2 September following the Made In Denmark tournament.
Bjorn named Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson as his four wildcards.
European points
Determined by how many Race to Dubai points a player has earned from events on the European Tour, the majors and World Golf Championships.
| Rank | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 6,182,450.35 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | England | 4,518,651.42 |
| 3 | Tyrrell Hatton | England | 4,326,297.77 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | 3,668,310.57 |
| 5 | Thorbjorn Olesen | Denmark | 3,634,765.46 |
| 6 | Jon Rahm | Spain | 3,617,769.82 |
| 7 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 3,482,791.06 |
| 8 | Alex Noren | Sweden | 3,444,442.21 |
| 9 | Russell Knox | Scotland | 2,659,683.33 |
| 10 | Eddie Pepperell | England | 2,509,997.42 |
World points
Determined by overall Official World Golf Ranking points earned from events on the PGA Tour, European Tour, the majors and World Golf Championships
| Rank | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | 373.12 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | England | 366.69 |
| 3 | Jon Rahm | Spain | 327.18 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 309.29 |
| 5 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | 308.71 |
| 6 | Tyrrell Hatton | England | 252.68 |
| 7 | Alex Noren | Sweden | 252.62 |
| 8 | Thorbjorn Olesen | Denmark | 179.14 |
| 9 | Ian Poulter | England | 170.87 |
| 10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | 168.75 |
United States
The points system concluded on 12 August following the US PGA Championship, with the top eight players on the points list securing a spot on the 12-man team.
The four remaining slots are captain's selections.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau were announced as wildcards by Furyk on Tuesday, 4 September. Tony Finau secured the final spot on Monday, 10 September.
Qualifying rankings
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 13,298.472 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 9,549.287 |
| 3 | Justin Thomas | 8,929.122 |
| 4 | Patrick Reed | 7,821.880 |
| 5 | Bubba Watson | 5,584.137 |
| 6 | Jordan Spieth | 5,481.427 |
| 7 | Rickie Fowler | 5,006.112 |
| 8 | Webb Simpson | 4,534.745 |
| 9 | Bryson DeChambeau | 4,316.108 |
| 10 | Phil Mickelson | 4,207.953 |
| 11 | Tiger Woods | 4,196.794 |
| 12 | Xander Schauffele | 3,924.096 |
| 13 | Matt Kuchar | 3,843.696 |
| 14 | Kevin Kisner | 3,680.121 |
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I don’t envy Bjorn his choice of wildcards. Things can still change for Europe but I suspect Garcia, Stenson, Pieters and Cabrera Bello are in prime position at present.
It should be epic regardless.
Would like to see Thorbjorn make the team, Europe must pick form players like Pieters
With it looking likely 4 rookies will qualify automatically for Europe the wildcards all need to have the experience of at least 1 Ryder cup. That does NOT mean they have to pick out of from players, but they do need to pick experience.
Predictable finish in PGA. As I have commented before ..he won't beat Sir Nick Faldo's six majors...the blank years are piling up.
Still, it's the Ryder Cup and anything can happen which is why it's my favourite sporting event.