Luke Donald selected Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose And Sepp Straka as his six captain’s picks to complete his 12-player European squad for the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy.

They join Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, And Jon Rahmall of whom qualified automatically for the competition against the United States, which will take place at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, from September 29 to October 1.

Sweden’s Aberg, Denmark’s Højgaard and Austria’s Straka will each make their first appearance in Europe in the Ryder Cup, while Ireland’s Lowry will make his first on European soil after being part of the team at Whistling Straits in the Wisconsin two years ago.

This will be the third consecutive Ryder Cup for the Englishman Fleetwood, after his memorable debut in 2018 where he won four points out of five in Paris, while his compatriot Rose returns to the European team for the first time since this competition at the Golf National five years ago. . Rose will be making her sixth Ryder Cup appearance, having competed in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

European Captain Donald said: “I am delighted to announce that Ludvig, Tommy, Nicolai, Shane, Justin and Sepp are part of Team Europe for the Ryder Cup, joining the six automatically qualified players.

“We have a great wealth of talent in Europe, and this is perfectly illustrated by the squad we have now confirmed for Rome, which is a strong mix of players with previous Ryder Cup experience combined with exciting and talented rookies .

“I’m really happy to have this team now in place, and we’re all looking forward to going to Rome later this month and trying to win back the Ryder Cup.”

EUROPEAN TEAM FOR THE 2023 RYDER CUP

Ludvig Aberg (Sweden). 23 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 0 (Rookie)

Matt Fitzpatrick (England). 29 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2016, 2021)

Tommy Fleetwood (England) 32 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2018, 2021)

Tyrrell Hatton (England). 31 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2018, 2021)

Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark). 22 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 0 (Rookie)

Victor Hovland (Norway). 25 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)

Shane Lowry (Ireland). 36 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)

Robert MacIntyre (Scotland). 27 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 0 (Rookie)

Rory McIlroy (North Ireland). 34 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)

Jon Rahm (Spain). 28 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2018, 2021)

Justin Rose (England) 43 years old. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Sepp Straka (Austria). 30 years. Previous Ryder Cup appearances: 0 (Rookie)