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Graeme McDowell entered the race for his first Ryder Cup selection since 2014 by winning the Saudi International.
The Northern Irishman finished two strokes ahead of former US Open champion Dustin Johnson at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in Saudi Arabia.
McDowell holds eighth position in a points list dominated by familiar PGA Tour faces, as well as a host of British players with a strong chance too.
For this year’s Ryder Cup, Captain Padraig Harrington will have three wildcard picks to take to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in September, as a result of a rule change from the four-pick system.
USA are favourites to regain the cup with six major champions in the top eight of their current points list. However since their famous win at Brookline in 1999, America have only won two Ryder Cups since.
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1/12 Jon Rahm (Spain)
Ranked third in the world, Rahm made his Ryder Cup debut in France in 2018 with his only point coming against Tiger Woods in the singles. The 25-year old Spaniard is known for his passion and is set to make his second appearance for Team Europe this year.
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2/12 Tommy Fleetwood (England)
The Southport man made an incredible Ryder Cup debut in 2018, taking four out of five points. He has performed well at major championships, with second place finishes at the US Open in 2018 and the Open Championship in 2019.
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3/12 Victor Perez (France)
Perez won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in September and came tied second in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last month. Perez is peaking at a good time and would be the fourth French representative for Team Europe since 1979.
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4/12 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Featuring in the last five Ryder Cups, McIlroy’s selection is always a given. The Northern Irishman has won four major championships and has finished in the top five in each of his last four appearances on the PGA Tour.
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5/12 Danny Willett (England)
Willett returned to form last September when winning the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event. The 2016 Masters champion’s sole appearance in the Ryder Cup came in 2016, but didn’t deliver a point for Darren Clarke’s side.
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6/12 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England)
Currently 25th in the world rankings, the former US Amateur champion made his only Ryder Cup appearance in 2016. Fitzpatrick won back-to-back Omega European Masters titles in 2017 and 2018, as well as the British Masters at Woburn in 2015.
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7/12 Bernd Wiesberger (Austria)
Wiesberger is aiming to make his Ryder Cup debut this year, he enjoyed wins at the Italian Open and the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open in 2019. He came tied 8th in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January.
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8/12 Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland)
McDowell secured victory in the Saudi International to win his first European Tour event in six years. The Northern Irishman will look to be selected for a fifth time. In 2014, McDowell beat Jordan Spieth in the singles at Gleneagles.
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9/12 Tyrell Hatton (England)
Hatton made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018, where he won one out of three matches. Last November Hatton won the Turkish Airlines Open, and the Italian Open in 2017, the world number 34 has become a great European personality.
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10/12 On the Cusp: Lee Westwood (England)
Westwood rolled back the years when winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by two shots last month. Westwood has represented Europe in 10 Ryder Cups and could be a part of Harrington’s side at the age of 46.
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11/12 On the cusp: Marcus Kinhult (Sweden)
Kinhult won the Betfred British Masters in 2019 holding off Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperell. The Swede finds himself with a chance of selection, but will need to improve on tied 56th in Saudi Arabia and tied 91st in Dubai.
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12/12 On the cusp: Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
The 2016 Open champion has made five Ryder Cup appearances, forming a formidable partnership with Justin Rose. Now 43 years old, Stenson holed the decisive putt in 2006 to seal victory for Ian Woosnam’s European side at the K Club.
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1/12 Jon Rahm (Spain)
Ranked third in the world, Rahm made his Ryder Cup debut in France in 2018 with his only point coming against Tiger Woods in the singles. The 25-year old Spaniard is known for his passion and is set to make his second appearance for Team Europe this year.
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2/12 Tommy Fleetwood (England)
The Southport man made an incredible Ryder Cup debut in 2018, taking four out of five points. He has performed well at major championships, with second place finishes at the US Open in 2018 and the Open Championship in 2019.
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3/12 Victor Perez (France)
Perez won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in September and came tied second in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last month. Perez is peaking at a good time and would be the fourth French representative for Team Europe since 1979.
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4/12 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
Featuring in the last five Ryder Cups, McIlroy’s selection is always a given. The Northern Irishman has won four major championships and has finished in the top five in each of his last four appearances on the PGA Tour.
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5/12 Danny Willett (England)
Willett returned to form last September when winning the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event. The 2016 Masters champion’s sole appearance in the Ryder Cup came in 2016, but didn’t deliver a point for Darren Clarke’s side.
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6/12 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England)
Currently 25th in the world rankings, the former US Amateur champion made his only Ryder Cup appearance in 2016. Fitzpatrick won back-to-back Omega European Masters titles in 2017 and 2018, as well as the British Masters at Woburn in 2015.
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7/12 Bernd Wiesberger (Austria)
Wiesberger is aiming to make his Ryder Cup debut this year, he enjoyed wins at the Italian Open and the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open in 2019. He came tied 8th in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January.
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8/12 Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland)
McDowell secured victory in the Saudi International to win his first European Tour event in six years. The Northern Irishman will look to be selected for a fifth time. In 2014, McDowell beat Jordan Spieth in the singles at Gleneagles.
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9/12 Tyrell Hatton (England)
Hatton made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018, where he won one out of three matches. Last November Hatton won the Turkish Airlines Open, and the Italian Open in 2017, the world number 34 has become a great European personality.
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10/12 On the Cusp: Lee Westwood (England)
Westwood rolled back the years when winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by two shots last month. Westwood has represented Europe in 10 Ryder Cups and could be a part of Harrington’s side at the age of 46.
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11/12 On the cusp: Marcus Kinhult (Sweden)
Kinhult won the Betfred British Masters in 2019 holding off Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperell. The Swede finds himself with a chance of selection, but will need to improve on tied 56th in Saudi Arabia and tied 91st in Dubai.
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12/12 On the cusp: Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
The 2016 Open champion has made five Ryder Cup appearances, forming a formidable partnership with Justin Rose. Now 43 years old, Stenson holed the decisive putt in 2006 to seal victory for Ian Woosnam’s European side at the K Club.
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We take a look at the European players who currently occupy qualifying spots and those on the cusp. Who would make your team if you were Harrington?