Only three months to go until the 2021 Ryder Cup starts on the 24th September. As in previous years, it's going to be very interesting to see who makes the team.
As of 23rd June, the latest standings are:
European Points List
1. Jon Rahm – 8,516
2. Tommy Fleetwood – 4,999
3. Tyrrell Hatton – 4,861
4. Rory McIlroy – 4,418
World Points List
1. Paul Casey – 266.25
2. Viktor Hovland – 245.06
3. Lee Westwood – 232.48
4. Matthew Fitzpatrick – 213.76
5. Victor Perez – 187.37
Others close by include Bernd Wiesberger, Guido Migliozzi, Robert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett and Ian Poulter.
Team looking pretty strong already. No Molinari nor Stenson in the top 10 in either European or World List and don't think they are playing well enough to merit a pick. But all can and will change over the summer.
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24-06-2021 07:14 PM #1
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Ryder Cup 2021
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20-08-2021 08:55 PM #2
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Latest automatic team selection below, being a mix of Euro list and World list.
Jon Rahm
Rory McIlroy
Viktor Hovland
Paul Casey
Tyrrell Hatton
Matt Fitzpatrick
Lee Westwood
Tommy Fleetwood
Shane Lowry
Then three picks - you would think Poulter and maybe Rose would get picks. As always, looks a strong team, but think they'll struggle in the USA.
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20-08-2021 10:05 PM #3
I see that Bob Macintyre is playing the next 3 tournaments in the USA on the 2nd tier Korn Ferry tour as he is trying to get his tour card for next season. Looks like he will miss the cut in the first one 👎
He may be confident that he will get one of the captains picks!
Risky strategy I think
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21-08-2021 02:38 PM #5
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21-08-2021 06:29 PM #7
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Harrington could try F Molinari and see if he and Fleetwood can rediscover that Paris magic but kind of defeats my argument against Garcia and his form, he’s slipped to outside the worlds top 150. Think he missed a lot of golf due to the pandemic.
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21-08-2021 07:36 PM #9
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Slightly off topic but didn’t want to start a new thread, Scotlands Louise Duncan is well placed for the final round of the Womens Open. Amateur Champion and only 21, she’s played amazing first three days and only two off the lead!
Would be an incredible achievement for her, it’s a tightly packed leaderboard so she will need to fight hard to win.
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30-08-2021 07:26 AM #10
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US team taking shape with six automatic picks confirmed:
Collin Morikawa
Dustin Johnson
Bryson DeChambeau
Brooks Koepka
Justin Thomas
Patrick Cantlay
Other likely Captain's picks likely to be:
Tony Finau a
Xander Schauffele
Jordan Spieth
Harris English
Leaving another two picks.
Strong team as expected.
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America clearly have the better players but as you say, there are plenty of egos and personal problems between those players.
In a game that relies so much on temperament, I think you need decent chemistry between players and the Europeans seem to always have that.
It was quite the collapse from Weisberger on Sunday. You had to feel sorry for him because one hole may end up costing him his only chance of ever playing in the Ryder Cup.
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In saying that, his form has disappeared at the wrong time. He has missed the last 2 cuts on the Korn Ferry tour and I see he is now not playing in the final event this week, or the Italian Open in Europe.
All very weird !
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With the American team, you're mainly looking at which 4 or 5 strong candidates you leave out.
Europe seem to be one player short due to several playing themselves out of contention in recent weeks.
Stenson is the only one who has probably been looking like not making it to have picked up in recent weeks, but I don't know if a Ryder Cup in America is a place for someone who won't/ can't hit their driver.
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Resting up ? He has hardly played competitively in the last 3 weeks ( 4 rounds).
Personally thought he should have stayed in Europe instead of trying to get his USTour card.
I agree with you, I can’t see him doing enough at Wentworth to qualify now.
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05-09-2021 11:25 AM #22
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Good start by Europe in the ladies version - leading 5.5 to 2.5 after day one, albeit the US aided by a controversial moment in the top fourball match.
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07-09-2021 11:42 PM #23
Great effort from the ladies to win the Solheim away from home, similar to the men in terms of world rankings they should have been well beaten. 4.5 points by Leona Maguire on debut was especially impressive.
Seems like Poulter, Garcia and Rose will be the three wild card picks for the Ryder Cup if the expected nine qualify automatically.
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When he was ill with bilateral pneumonia the Ryder Cup seemed a long way off but he got back to playing again at the weekend there.
The Americans aren't exactly short of good players, but Reed would always be somebody you'd expect them to find a space for.
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11-09-2021 10:54 AM #27
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One of the interesting aspects of this Ryder Cup will be the relationship between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. They really do hate each other. I'd imagine it'll get nasty if the US don't win and their row is deemed to have affected team morale.
Bryson DeChambeau & Brooks Koepka row: Fans face expulsion if they shout 'Brooksie' - BBC Sport
Maybe it will be in the US best interests if BK has to pull out due to injury.
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12-09-2021 05:39 PM #28
Wiesberger gets into the automatic spots ahead of Lowry. So now it looks like three from four for the wildcards with one missing out from Garcia, Rose, Lowry and Poulter. On form Poulter should be the one to miss out but Harrington has said previously he was likely to pick Garcia and Poulter. If he sticks to that then either Rose or Lowry would miss out.
Bringing Poulter, but as a vice captain, might be one way to pick them all.Last edited by mayo hibee; 12-09-2021 at 05:45 PM.
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17-09-2021 11:27 AM #30
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One week to go and I can't wait. I always look at the teams and think the American's have the stronger team, but they rarely seem to play to their individual strengths. Again, this year, I think it'll go down to a few key matches that could swing either way. The fact that there will be 99% of the fans cheering the US should tip it in their favour, but let's hope that's not the case.
US Team:
Collin Morikawa
Dustin Johnson
Bryson DeChambeau
Brooks Koepka
Justin Thomas
Patrick Cantlay
Tony Finau
Xander Schauffele
Jordan Spieth
Harris English
Daniel Berger
Scottie Scheffler
Europe Team:
Jon Rahm
Tommy Fleetwood
Tyrrell Hatton
Bernd Wiesberger
Rory McIlroy
Viktor Hovland
Paul Casey
Matt Fitzpatrick
Lee Westwood
Shane Lowry
Sergio Garcia
Ian Poulter
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