Captain Luke Donald will again choose six wild cards for Europe’s Ryder Cup team, with the six qualifiers for next year’s trophy defense taken from just one ranking list. Qualifying points will be earned using a new tournament banding structure weighted towards performances i
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EuropeancaptainLukeDonaldanswersquestionsatanewsfollowingthecloseofplayontheopeningdayofthe44thRyderCupattheMarcoSimoneGolfandCountryClubinRome.(Photo:PaulEllis/AFPviaGettyImages)CaptainLukeDonaldwillagainchoosesixwildcardsforEurope’sRyderCupteam,withthesixqualifiersfornextyear’strophydefensetakenfromjustonerankinglist.
QualifyingpointswillbeearnedusinganewtournamentbandingstructureweightedtowardsperformancesinthemajorsandbiggestPGATourandDPWorldTourevents,butLIVGolftournamentsremainunabletoawardpoints.
ThenewpointslistreplacestheWorldPointsListandEuropeanPointsListwhichwerebasedonworldrankingpointsandRacetoDubaipointsrespectively.
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