Captain Luke Donald to pick six wild cards for 2025 Ryder Cup team – Golf News
Captain Luke Donald will also pick six wild cards in the European Ryder Cup squad, with six qualifiers to defend next year's cup drawn from one ranking list.
Qualifying points will be earned using a new tournament band structure limited to major title play and major events on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, but LIV Golf Tournaments are always unable to award points.
The new points list replaces the World Points list and European Points list which were based on world points and Race to Dubai points respectively.
Players must remain members of the DP World Tour to qualify for the Ryder Cup, meaning the likes of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will have to play four Tour events this season to maintain membership.
Qualifying will begin at the Betfred British Masters from August 29 to September 1 and end at the DP World Tour event – yet to be determined – which ends on August 24, 2025.
In 2024, the only place to earn Ryder Cup points will be on the DP World Tour, with only points earned in PGA Tour events counting from January 1, 2025, through August 17, 2025.
Donald said: “I am delighted to be able to confirm the details of our team's 2025 Ryder Cup qualifiers.
“A lot of work has been done behind the scenes to get to this point and everything is focused on doing everything we can to keep the trophy in New York next September.”
PGA European Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings said: “This is a historic moment for our 2025 Ryder Cup tour.
“There is no doubt that this is a much cleaner and simpler qualification system than has been used in years and we thank Luke and vice-captains Edoardo Molinari and Thomas Bjorn for their valuable input over the past few months.”
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