Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, first members of Europe for Ryder Cup 2023

It was a matter of time, but this Wednesday it was confirmed Jon Rahm will be a member of the European team at the next Ryder Cup. The Barrika player is already tied to his maths classification, an aspect the Northern Irishman is also tied to Rory McIlroy. So both first two players confirmed by the European team for the biggest golf event on the planet.

Its new edition will take place from September 29 to October 1 at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, outside of Rome. McIlroy and Rahm, ranked first and second respectively in the DP World Tour’s ‘Race to Dubai’, took the first places by ranking the European team for the event.

This 2023 edition presents change in the European qualification system. Three places are distributed according to the European ranking (two of them are already safe for McIlroy and Rahm) and another three according to the world ranking. Meanwhile, the captain’s work, in this case Henrik Stenson, it will be more important than before because the remaining six places will depend on your choice. Through USAsix classifieds will come by their Ryder ranking and another six by captain Zach Johnson’s choice.

So, rahm He will play Ryder for the third time. He has already done it in 2018, with the European title, and in 2021. So far, in different formats of matches played, he has played eight and achieved 4.5 points for Europe. He was called one of the leaders of the continental team on Italian soil.

The figure of McIlroy, who will play the Ryder for the seventh time, with four titles to his credit (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018). Rory played twenty-eight total games and contributed fourteen points to the European team in his career. Like Rahm, he will be one of the key pieces for Europe to try to take the trophy back home after the heavy loss suffered two years ago in Wisconsin, where the United States won, 19-9.