Bob MacIntyre is confident of an automatic spot on the European Ryder Cup team in September after a strong showing at this year's Open Championship took him up to second in the standings.

After shooting a 1-over 72 on Thursday at the British Open, Gotterup rebounded to back up his win perfectly. He made two eagles on Friday to get right back under par, and then he kept himself in it with a third-round 68. While it wasn't enough to catch Scheffler — nobody could — Gotterup never wavered.

Ryder Cup promises to be one of the most thrilling in history as Team Europe look to beat their American arch rivals in New York. Luke Donald led Europe to a dominant win over USA in Rome

Garcia, who missed the cut at the Masters, finished T-67 at the PGA Championship and failed to qualify for the U.S. Open, will clearly be leaning heavily on a few alternate factors. First, his LIV Golf performance, where he's currently fifth in the season standings with a victory in Hong Kong earlier in the year.

Rory McIlroy is resetting his focus and his schedule in order to be on top form for Europe’s defence of the Ryder Cup. Finishing a distant seventh to Open champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler was not how the Northern Irishman wanted to end his major season,

Rory McIlroy is resetting his focus and his schedule in order to be on top form for Europe’s defence of the Ryder Cup.

With the major season over, the next big event is the Ryder Cup and the SI Golf team explores whether the Scottie Scheffler-led home team is shaping up for a lopsided win.

The president of the Catalan golf federation has told The Associated Press that the 2031 Ryder Cup will be held in northeastern Spain.