The good news continues to come for Luke Donald. Sunday in Torrey Pines, one of the most popular sites in America, Ludvig Aberg won three victories in the last three PGA Tour events for Europeans.
And the positivity of the Ryder Cup does not end with the soft success of the Swedish in San Diego.
With the Austrian SEPP Straka starting the blue and gold rush last month, also in California, this means that Donald, the captain of Europe, can grill four champions in the five most recent tournaments on the American circuit.
Meanwhile, Keegan Bradley, the English counterpart, has seen only one home player win so far in 2025 and, while Berg followed the victories of Belgian Thomas Detry and Rory McILroy , that cannot have been a pleasant overview of the American captain.
Yes, there are seven months until the three -day biennial confrontation in New York and these are the first days in the respective qualification races. However, Donald will nevertheless be more confident than ever than his men make a first triumph outside in 13 years – and Bradley will be in shock.
The first six in the European ranking at the end of August will automatically win their place, Donald then appoint his six jokers.
Top Six as it
1. Rory McILroy (Northern Ireland)
The Northern Irishman was in the midst of the Genesis Invitational Genesis, but his challenge withdrew a 74-72 weekend. It was frustrating because an equality for the fifth would have seen him jump Xander Schauffele in second place in the world ranking. His driving, unusually, drops it, but he should be able to apply the solution before playing in Florida in fifteen.
2. Tyrrell Hatton (England)
The World No. 8 will not play in regular events on the PGA Tour or the DP World Tour before the qualification endings, it will therefore have to count on his performance in the majors if he wants to stay in the six automatic. He worked on equality for the 23rd at Liv Adélaïde on Sunday, but with his victory at the Dubai Desert Classic, then his equality for the sixth in the first VIV event in Riyadh, he remains in good shape.
3. Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark)
The Danish dream is to have the twins – Rasmus and Nicolai – both playing with Bethpage Black. Rasmus had a good start to the qualification race, underlined by his victory over McILroy in Ireland last year. The 23 -year -old is in all the best tournaments and, although he missed the Cup in Genesis, 12th place at the waste management open the previous week was commendable.
4. Ludvig Aberg (Sweden)
The Genesis Invitational was the greatest victory for the 25 -year -old woman’s career so far and easily her most impressive. With four birdies in his last six holes in Torrey Pines, Aberg – who recorded his first hole in a professional during the third round Saturday – revised the Maverick Maverick McNealy, with Scottie Scheffler in the world n ° 1 in the world ending in third .
Since Berg has played in the Ryder Cup as a first year pro in 2023, there has never been any doubt about his quality and he says everything that his 15 -month -old race without silver care until that that he won his fifth success on Sunday. The 66 was a pure class and took Aberg in the fourth row of the world. Donald will be more delighted.
5. Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Suffered a polar week in Torrey, with equality for 39th. However, his finalist in McILroy in Pebble Beach two weeks ago shows how important the signature events will be important in the next six months. It is surprising that someone of the quality of Lowry had to rely on two jokers and has not yet qualified automatically. It should be his year.
6. Thomas Detry (Belgium)
A brilliant victory of seven blows to Phoenix for the Belgian with the pretty swing put him in an enticing vision of a start of the Ryder Cup. Detryn is an experienced PGA Tour activist and seeing a prosecution pack, including Scheffler, has shown that he has the nerve and the Chutzpah to go with obvious talent.
And if Donald chose his jokers now
7. Tommy Fleetwood (England)
His tie for the fifth in Genesis has been its best finish so far this year and promises a lot with the Florida swing a few weeks old. He is back in the top 10 of the world and, with his record of Pedigree and Ryder Cup, it would be almost inconceivable that Fleetwood did not do it with Bethpage.
8. Bob Macintyre (Scotland)
The left -hander experienced a remarkable 2024, winning the Canada Open, then winning tears in the Scottish Open. Established in the top 20 of the world and showed in his early days two years ago that it is a natural Ryder Cup.
9. Jon Rahm (Spain)
Like his teammate liv, Hatton, Rahm can only earn qualification points by the majors. But with a second and sixth in the first two events on the circuit funded by Arabia, the Spaniard simply underlined his class. It is ridiculous that Rahm is no longer in the top 50 of the world. The classification mess should be sorted.
10. Justin Rose (England)
The veteran will have to produce many more good things he showed in third place behind McILroy in Pebble Beach and his missed cut last week was a backhand. Needs to rediscover its consistency.
11. Sepp Straka (Austria)
Started the race in Europe last month at the Quinta and, although he missed the Cup in Torrey, he played six of the first seven events in 2025 and seems to need a break.
12. Aaron Rai (England)
Has not yet caught fire this season and perhaps Donald would put himself on the side of Viktor Hovland for a beginner in such circumstances. But Rai is a golfer cut off from the same fabric as the captain of Europe and his work ethics, his tenacity and his imperturbable temperament will be very attractive. Needs an increase, however.
The players bubble under
Matt Wallace and Niklas Norgaard have abandoned automatic places in recent weeks and the two will be recalled the need to be in the main events. Wallace is desperate to appear in Bethpage but knows that it soon requires a large tournament. He plays Mexico this week and this could provide a passage not only to the Masters and the United States, but also to signature events, with all their points.
The players that Donald will seek for the form
After another missed cup in The Genesis, Hovland fell from the top 10 of the world and provides Donald an important headache while he fights with his swing. Donald will be eager that the Norwegian turns the corner very soon. Matt Fitzpatrick is another big name that must do more to impress Donald.
Others
18 Bob Macintyre (Scotland) 323.57. 25 Jon Rahm (Spain) 257.80. 30 Justin Rose (England) 219.91. 37. Sepp Straka (Austria) 197,72. 46. Aaron Rai (England) 172.06. 58. Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark) 124.21. 73. Matt Fitzpatrick (England) 90.07. 101. Viktor Hovland (Norway) 51.60.
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