VIRGINIA WATER, England — Tyrrell Hatton is the one participant from LIV Golf who will play in a Ryder Cup warmup occasion in January overseen by Europe captain Luke Donald.
Hatton will play for Britain & Eire in opposition to Continental Europe within the Crew Cup in Abu Dhabi from Jan. 10-12. The competitors is used to provide European gamers some match-play prep forward of the Ryder Cup, whose subsequent version is in New York in September.
By making himself out there for the Crew Cup, the No. 16-ranked Hatton underlined his need to be a part of Europe’s Ryder Cup workforce that can defend the trophy at Bethpage Black. Jon Rahm, one other LIV Golf participant and a stalwart of current Ryder Cup groups, won’t be taking part in the Crew Cup whereas Laurie Canter, who has been a reserve participant with LIV however is now again taking part in on the European tour, made the Britain & Eire workforce.
Francesco Molinari (Continental Europe) and Justin Rose (Britain & Eire) will likely be taking part in captains, and 4 gamers will characteristic who had been a part of Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning workforce in Rome final 12 months: Rose, Hatton, Nicolai Hojgaard and Tommy Fleetwood.
“This occasion offered beneficial perception for a lot of gamers who ultimately made it to Marco Simone,” Donald stated, “with six of the 20 rivals in 2023 occurring to play within the Ryder Cup, three of these making their debut appearances, and we’re excited to see who could make their mark in subsequent 12 months as they attempt to earn a spot in my facet for New York Metropolis.”
Donald, who will likely be Europe’s captain at a second straight Ryder Cup, picked the gamers for the Crew Cup in session with Molinari and Rose. The ultimate choose for every workforce will likely be made after the Nedbank Golf Problem subsequent month.