Luke Donald announces Ryder Cup picks for Team Europe
Luke Donald feels Team Europe have the right balance of experience and youth to write Ryder Cup history
Transcript
00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 Well, we're 12 strong now.
00:10 Obviously made my picks today.
00:11 Very excited about them.
00:13 Now it's crunch time.
00:14 We have three weeks to really get the team ready for Rome
00:17 and couldn't be more excited with the 12 gentlemen
00:20 that are joining me on this journey.
00:28 This is feeling very, very real.
00:30 Obviously it's nice to get this out today.
00:34 We're 12 strong now.
00:35 We know where we are, where we stand
00:38 and what we need to do.
00:39 So excited for the next three weeks
00:42 and obviously the road to Rome.
00:44 Yeah, my six captains picks are Tommy Fleetwood,
00:52 Seb Straucher, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry,
00:56 Nikolaj Hojgaard and Ludwig Eberk.
00:59 Obviously a great mixture of people have experience,
01:03 some fresh young blood and rookies.
01:05 It's just a great combination.
01:07 And they all have their own individual talents
01:11 that they're gonna bring to this team
01:12 and couldn't be more excited.
01:14 We have three of the top four in the world.
01:19 We have some young blood that are raring and ready to go.
01:22 We have guys that have been there before
01:24 and secured points for Europe.
01:27 And I think it's a great mix.
01:30 These guys are 12 fearless golfers
01:33 that are ready to write their own chapter
01:35 and their history in these Ryder Cup books.
01:38 And I'm excited to be joining
01:40 and being a small part of their journey.
01:42 - There you go, Luke.
01:43 One of your big jobs is done now.
01:45 The rest is up to you when you get to Rome.
01:46 Thank you so much for coming in to spend it with us.
01:49 And we wish you all the very best
01:51 for when we get out there in the contest.
01:53 - Cheers, Nick.
01:54 Thank you.
01:55 (audience applauding)