Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and England's Tyrrell Hatton have secured a spot on the European Ryder Cup team thanks to their performances this weekend.
MacIntyre jumped from fourth to second on the European Ryder Cup points listbehind only Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroyafter finishing second at the PGA Tour's BMW Championship. Hatton maintained his fifth position after a shared 32nd place finish at the LIV event in Indianapolis.
MacIntyre and Hatton, results
McIlroy, MacIntyre, Hatton, Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, and Englishman Justin Rose are guaranteed to play for Team Europe captain Luke Donald when the team defends its Ryder Cup title from September 26-28 in Farmingdale, New York. Donald's team has one more automatic berth available, which depends on either Irishman Shane Lowry or Dane Rasmus Hojgaard.
Hojgaard plays this week in the British Masters in his last chance to earn Ryder Cup points. If he ties for 29th or better, he will overtake Lowry for the last automatic qualifying spot. Lowry has no more chances to earn points.
Team USA already has its six automatic qualifiers. Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, and Xander Schauffele already had spots before playing last weekend. Russell Henley, Harris English, and Bryson DeChambeau secured their spots on Sunday.
Donald and Team USA captain Keegan Bradley are expected to announce the other six captain's picks next week.
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