Ryder Cup Europe has made some significant alterations to the qualification process for next year’s match in Rome.
In recent editions, there have been nine automatic qualifiers and three captain’s picks.
However, the number of wildcards has been increased to six ahead of the battle at Marco Simone, with three players qualifying from the World and European points lists.
The points difference between the highest and lowest-ranked events on the European list has also been reduced. Previously a 6:1 ratio with 12,000 for the highest event and 2,000 for the lowest, it will now be 4:1, with 6,000 for the highest and 1,500 for the lowest.
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Other factors will remain the same, with no qualification points available for any event which conflicts with one of the DP World Tour’s Rolex Series tournaments.
The process was agreed following discussions between captain Luke Donald, his deputies Edoardo Molinari and Thomas Bjorn and the DP World Tour tournament committee.
“These changes to the qualification process for Team Europe follow in-depth analysis with the team at Ryder Cup Europe and with Thomas and Edoardo,” Donald said.
“I’m delighted that when we presented our thoughts to the Tournament Committee, they were 100% behind them.
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