The European Ryder Cup team is beginning to take shape, with six automatic slots determined by the World and European rankings and six Captain picks.

The six automatic picks at the moment (25th July) are:

European List

1. Rory McIlroy – 4033.5pts
2. Jon Rahm – 3417.23
3. Robert MacIntyre – 1743.57

World List

1. Jon Rahm – 388.57pts
2. Rory McIlroy – 364.59
3. Viktor Hovland – 265.75
4. Tyrrell Hatton – 195.51
5. Tommy Fleetwood – 158.33


Just outside the automatic picks are Yannick Paul, Adrian Meronk, Matt Fitzpatrick (9th World Ranking), Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka and Justin Rose.

You would think that the Europe team would be made up from the twelve named above, albeit still time for one or more new entrants.