Luke Donald, captain of the European Ryder Cup team, announced this Monday the six wildcard spots chosen by the captain to complete the team of twelve golferssix had already qualified through rankingswho will compete in the traditional challenge between Europe and the United States in Bethpage, New York, from September 26 to 28. Among the six men chosen by Donald is a Spaniard, Jon Rahm, but not Sergio Garca. Both play on the LIV tour.
The six already qualified based on their resultsRory McIlroy, Robert McIntyre, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, and Rasmus Hojgaardhave been joined, at Luke Donald's discretion, by Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, and Matt Fitzpatrick.
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This is a consistent team, with 11 of the 12 men who won the last Ryder Cup, with the only change being Rasmus Hojgaard for his twin brother Nicolai.
Jon Rahm will thus be playing in his third Ryder Cup, having won the LIV Tour individual qualification for the second consecutive season this year thanks to his overwhelming consistency, without having won a single tournament. Rahm debuted at the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris, where he won against Tiger Woods.
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"It's very special. Bethpage is going to be very difficult for us, but I'm looking forward to it," Jon said on the program where the six chosen were announced by Luke Donald. "The atmosphere will make it special. The New York crowd is a lot of fun. It will be stressful, but fun." For his part, the European captain stated that Rahm "represents the Spanish legacy that Ballesteros began in the Ryder Cup and continued with Olazabal and Sergio."
A Ryder Cup classic like Sergio Garca, the player who holds the record for points in the competition's history, 28.5, is not included in the team.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a fundamental element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the failure of many players to comply with the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
