The 2023 Ryder Cup is a year away, with Italy’s Marco Simone Golf Club hosting the action where Europe will look to regain the trophy following their record defeat last time out.
The emergence of LIV Golf has casted a shadow over the event in regard to participants, meaning there could be a high number of potential rookies from both teams.
Rory McIlroy admitted that Team Europe needs a rebuild and seems excited about a younger team in Rome. “We have got a core group of guys but let’s build on that again, and instead of filling those three or four spots with older veterans, let’s blood some rookies and let’s get them in and build towards the future. I think that’s important,” he said.
So with that in mind, here are ten potential rookies who could well make their debut in next year’s European Ryder Cup side:
10 potential European Ryder Cup rookies:
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Straka could become just the second player from his country to play in the Ryder Cup, after Bernd Wiesberger in 2021. He became the first Austrian to win on the PGA Tour with a one-shot victory at the 2022 Honda Classic, fending off Shane Lowry in the process. Straka currently sits at 36th place in the OWGR, his highest position to date.
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Power already has one PGA Tour title to his name, winning the 2021 Barbasol Championship in a playoff over JT Poston, and will be aiming to join fellow countrymen Rory Mcilroy and Shane Lowry at Rome next year. The 35-year-old made his first three Major cuts before missing the weekend at the Open in St Andrews.
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Meronk has already made history by becoming the first Polish golfer to win on the DP World Tour, triumphing at the Irish Open in July. It was a third-place finish at the Dutch Open in May that really got the golf world talking however, as it meant he became the first Pole to qualify for the Open Championship. His OWGR continues to climb, with his current position of 57th the highest of his career so far.
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