Luke Donald has announced his captain’s picks for Team Europe at the 2025 Ryder Cup, and the resulting team is a familiar one. With one exception, the team is the exact same one that demolished the United States at Marco Simone in Rome two years ago.<\/p>\n
The captain’s picks include:<\/p>\n
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Shane Lowry: Two-time Ryder Cup player, 2-3-1 record. Lowry is the ultimate European team player, a grinder and loyal wingman who can thrive in a hostile environment.<\/p>\n
Jon Rahm: Three-time Ryder Cup player, 6-3-3 record. Rahm is simply one of the finest players on the planet, now dominating LIV Golf the same way he once dominated the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
Sepp Straka: One-time Ryder Cup player, 1-2-0 record. A two-time winner on the PGA Tour, he narrowly missed automatically qualifying for the team.<\/p>\n
Viktor Hovland: Two-time Ryder Cup player, 3-4-3 record. Despite a slight recent slide in seasonal performance, Hovland remains a valuable and fierce match play challenge.<\/p>\n
Ludvig \u00c5berg: One-time Ryder Cup player, 2-2-0 record. Two-time PGA Tour winner who’s still incredibly early in his career; he looks to be headed to a decades-long run on this team.<\/p>\n
Matt Fitzpatrick: Three-time Ryder Cup player, 1-7-0 record. The 2022 U.S. Open champion, he basically played his way onto the team in the last few weeks after a rough start to the season.<\/p>\n
The six captain’s picks join the six who already qualified: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard and Tyrrell Hatton. The only difference from the 2023 team is a swap of H\u00f8jgaards, Rasmus for Nicolai.<\/p>\n