Search
08 Sept 2025
Search
08 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Shane Lowry selected for Ryder Cup after getting captain's pick
Shane Lowry has been selected for the European Ryder Cup team after getting a captain's pick from Luke Donald.
The Offaly golfer narrowly missed out on automatic selection after a quirk in the scoring system meant there were no Ryder Cup points on offer at the PGA tour Championship.
With six automatic places available, Shane finished seventh on the list after the weekend on 1275 points, less than four points behind Tyrell Hatton.
He was the first captain's pick announced by Luke Donald and it will be Shane's third Ryder Cup in a row having played in Whistling Straits and in Rome.
Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton were the six automatic picks.
Spanish golfer John Rahm was the second captain's pick.
Austria's Sepp Straka is the next captain's pick.
Norway's Viktor Hovland has also received a captain's pick from Luke Donald.
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is the second last captain's pick.
And the final captain's pick is England's Matt Fitzpatrick.
The full European Team for the Ryder Cup is: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Højgaard, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, John Rahm, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
