How the European Ryder Cup group arrives at its six computerized qualifiers might be completely different in 2025.
European captain Luke Donald confirmed Tuesday that there’ll not be two separate factors lists that decide the highest six computerized qualifiers onto the group. As a substitute, there might be a brand new, single factors record that extra closely weights tournaments reminiscent of main championships, PGA Tour signature occasions and DP World Tour Rolex Sequence occasions. There aren’t any factors obtainable for LIV Golf occasions.
This marks a big change from earlier years, when European group management relied on each a World Factors record (based mostly on the Official World Golf Rating) and European Factors Checklist (based mostly on Race to Dubai factors).
Donald will nonetheless have six captain’s picks for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black.
The European group qualification course of begins Aug. 29 on the British Masters and can run via August 2025.
“That is with out query a a lot cleaner and less complicated qualification system than those utilized in earlier years, and we thank Luke and his vice captains Edoardo Molinari and Thomas Bjorn for his or her important enter over the previous few months,” mentioned new DP World Tour chief Man Kinnings.
Gamers should stay members of the DP World Tour with a purpose to be eligible for the European group, which signifies that LIV gamers reminiscent of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton should play 4 common occasions this season to retain membership.
Right here is the distribution breakdown of obtainable factors:
- Main championships: 5,000
- 2025 PGA Tour signature occasions/Gamers/FedExCup playoffs: 3,000
- DP World Tour Rolex Sequence occasions: 2,000
- 2025 PGA Tour common FedExCup occasions: 2,000
- DP World Tour “Again 9” occasions: 1,500
- DP World Tour “International Sequence” occasions: 1,000
- 2025 PGA Tour opposite-field occasions: 1,000
