Ryder Cup 2025: Rasmus Hojgaard secures remaining qualification spot for Workforce Europe and leaves Shane Lowry needing captain’s choose

Rasmus Hojgaard will make his Ryder Cup debut for Workforce Europe subsequent month after securing the ultimate computerized qualification spot on the Betfred British Masters.

The year-long qualification marketing campaign to function in Luke Donald’s facet ended at The Belfry, with Hojgaard the one participant within the area who might overtake Shane Lowry and clinch the final of six computerized spots.

Hojgaard began the occasion eighth within the standings and 13.6 factors behind Lowry, who was competing within the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship, leaving the Dane needing a two-way tie for twenty ninth or higher to safe his spot in Europe’s line-up.

The five-time DP World Tour winner adopted scores of 69 and 71 with a third-round 69 to go away him tied-14th heading into the ultimate day, the place a one-under 71 noticed him finish the week on eight underneath and assured the end required to safe his Ryder Cup spot.

Hojgaard’s efficiency sees him leap three locations within the standings to fifth place, making him an computerized qualifier alongside Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Tyrrell Hatton.

“I don’t know what to feel right now,” Hojgaard mentioned after his remaining spherical. “I have been so stressed on the course at present and I used to be telling my caddie on the market that I do not know the way I am going to have the ability to do that. I am over the moon proper now.

“I knew every bogey out there was very costly. I was well aware of the situation and to be honest, there’s a couple of times out there where I really had to calm myself down and not let it spin out of control. I felt like every hole was just a tough battle and so happy to be here now.”

Donald will identify his six captain’s picks at Sky Studios on Monday September 1 at 2pm, stay on Sky Sports activities, forward of the biennial contest going down at Bethpage Black in New York from September 26-28.

Lowry shocked by qualification standing

Solely gamers competing within the Betfred British Masters have been in a position to earn qualification factors this week, with none on supply to the European gamers competing within the Tour Championship at East Lake.

Sepp Straka, Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland – all a part of the victorious 2023 group – have been amongst these in PGA Tour motion, together with in-form Harry Corridor, with Lowry unaware that no factors have been going to be out there at East Lake.

“I only found out about that Monday,” Lowry admitted after his second-round 63. “I thought I was guaranteed getting points this week.

“I thought I was going to be pretty much guaranteed on the team. Yeah, I was somewhat disappointed to hear that, but the rules were made at the start for qualifying and that was it.

“I believe I completed 4 factors behind Tyrrell [Hatton], which is just about a shot, which might have been good. It appears to be like like he is most likely going to move me up and I’ll want a choose subsequent week, so hopefully I get a pleasant cellphone name off Luke.”

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