Ryder Cup qualification: As it stands

Qualification for the US team began several months ago, while the process for Europe started at the BMW PGA Championship.

Europe’s captain Luke Donald announced changes to the criteria, increasing the number of wildcards to six. He will also have the three best players from the world and European points lists as automatic qualifiers.

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That brought the process roughly in line with the US, who have operated a similar method for a number of years.

There are also a few things to iron out, such as whether LIV Golf players will be able to take part, before the first shots are struck in Rome.

Keep reading to see how it stands just now…

Ryder Cup 2023 qualification: As it stands

Q denotes where a player’s current position would see them qualify.

Europe

European points list

1. Shane Lowry – 835 (Q)
2. Rory McIlroy – 435 (Q)
3. Jon Rahm – 435 (Q)
4. Thomas Detry – 165.25
5. Viktor Hovland – 165.25
6. Soren Kjeldsen – 165.25
7. Rafa Cabrera Bello – 97
8. Francesco Molinari – 97
9. Matthieu Pavon – 97
10. Guido Migliozzi – 97

World points list

1. Shane Lowry – 38.04
2. Rory McIlroy – 19.02
3. Jon Rahm – 19.02
4. Thomas…