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Europe change Ryder Cup qualification rules as LIV Golf players impacted

LIV Tour players must convert to the DP World Tour and PGA Tour in order to qualify for next year’s Ryder Cup.

(GettyImages)LIVGolfTourgolfersmustpayfinesandservesuspensionstoqualifyfornextyear’sRyderCupinAmerica,withcaptainsLukeDonaldandKeeganBradleyhavingtoadapttonewrules. EventsonthebreakawayLIVTourwillnotcounttowardsselectionforthecovetedcompetition,asplayersmustbepartoftheEuropean-basedDPWorldTourorUSA’sPGATourtobeeligibleforqualification. TheLIVtourfeaturesthelikesofJonRahmandTyrrellHatton,whowillneedtopayfinesandservesuspensionsinordertoplayintheDPWorldTour–shouldtheywishtobepartofDonald’sside,thatis. Beforeselectinghis12-manteam,Donaldwillbepresentedwithasinglequalifyinglistconsistingofsixautomaticpicks,basedonplayers’performancesintheDPWorldTour. Hewill,however,retainsixwildcardpicks,hopingtodefendthetitlethathewoninimpressivefashionlastyear. “AlotofworkhasgoneonbehindthescenestogettothispointandeverythingisnowfocusedondoingallwecantoretainthetrophyinNewYorknextSeptember,&#