The race to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team is on, and a few players made big jumps up the standings at the British Open last weekend.
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HarrisEnglishmighthaveplayedhiswayontotheU.S.RyderCupteamthelastcouplemonths.
ItstartedwithhisT-2finishatthePGAChampionship.ThenhefinishedT-12attheMemorial,T-4attheTravelersandcappeditwithasolosecondatthe2025BritishOpen,finishingfourshotsbehindScottieScheffleratRoyalPortrush.
HisfinishSundayvaultedhimfourspotsuptheU.S.RyderCupstandingstosixth,thefinalautomaticspottomakeTeamUSAforthebiennialcompetitionintwomonthsatBethpageBlack.Scheffler,theworldNo.1,istheonlyplayeralreadyontheteamviapoints.Nextmonth,thetopsixinthestandingswillalsoearnautomaticspotsaftertheBMWChampionship.
TheBritishOpenwasthelastchanceforplayerstoearnlargepointtotals,andEnglishcapitalized.AnotherplayerwhocashedinwasChrisGotterup,hissolothirdmovinghimup19spotsto22ndonthelist.
CaptainKeeganBradleysits10thinthepointslist,butwithhisrecentplay,fanshaveclamoredforhimtouseapickonhimself.Timewilltelltoseewhetherthath
