Luke Donald fields questions about his approach to building the 2025 European Ryder Cup team, including Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm’s eligibility, how to evaluate LIV players, who’s locked in (if anyone) and much more. #GolfChannel #PGAChampionship #Golf
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Luke Donald: No assurances for Euro Ryder Cup team | Live From the PGA Championship | Golf Channel
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LUKE DONALD IN THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD, ALSO IN THE MEDIA CENTER TODAY. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> WONDERED IF YOU HAD ANY INDICATION WHEN APPEALS, JON RAHM, MIGHT BE HEARD, AND IS THERE ANY ONGOING CONCERN FROM YOU THAT THOSE GUYS MIGHT END UP NOT BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THE RYDER CUP? >> I HAVE HAD ZERO CONVERSATIONS, AGAIN, THAT IS A QUESTION FOR GUY KININGS, I DO NOT GET INVOLVED WITH THE POLITICS OF THAT. MY CONCENTRATION IS GET THE BEST 12 PLAYERS TO NEW YORK AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE. >> ASSUMING EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE, HOW DO YOU TRY TO ASSESS THE GUYS LIKE JON RAHM SURGEIO GARCIA, KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE IN THE RYDER CUP BUT NOT BEING IN POINTS WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, OR MAYBE COMPETITIVE IN THE POINTS TO QUALIFY, HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF AND MAKING THE CHOICES WHEN THE TIME COMES? >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, DATA ANALYTICS WE HAVE PRETTY IN DEPTH DATA, EVEN ON THE GUYS ON LIV, AND WE CAN TRACK, WE KNOW HOW THEY ARE PLAYING. OBVIOUSLY THE MAJORS ARE IMPORTANT, I THINK THAT IS THE TIME WHEN EVERYBODY GETS TOGETHER AND GOOD GOLF COURSES, YOU HAVE STACKED FIELDS AND TO SEE HOW THAT IS PLAYING, ANOTHER POINT THAT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION QUITE A LOT. >> ALSO, KNOWING HOW INTENSE THE ATMOSPHERE IS LIKELY TO BE, HOW IMPORTANT WILL IT BE HAVING GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THAT CAULDRON BEFORE OVER MORE ROOKIES? >> YEAH, I THINK I WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF IMPORTANCE TO EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THOSE BIG MOMENTS UNDER THE THE MOST SCRUTINY, MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, PEOPLE WHO CAN STEP UP, YOU KNOW, HAD CHANCES TO WIN OR WON MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT SOMETHING I COULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER AND IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT COULD GIVE SOMEONE AN EDGE IF THEY ARE ON A SIMILAR PLAYING FIELD IN TERMS OF STATISTICS. >> ALEX, RIGHT HERE. >> LUKE, YOU SAID PART OF YOUR JOB IS PUT TOGETHER THE BEST TEAM, I KNOW YOU SAID ALSO YOU ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, SURGEIO, OR JON BUT DOES THAT MEAN YOU WOULDN’T ADVOCATE FOR THEM IF THE PROCESS WENT AGAINST THEM? >> I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO BE ELIGIBLE, BUT, AGAIN, I AM NOT INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS, THAT IS NOT MY ROLE Y. WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO GUY. AND I THINK HE CAN ANSWER THAT ONE BETTER THAN ME. >> JUST TO CONFIRM, SO YOU DO BELIEVE YOUR ROLE IS TO GET THE BEST TEAM TOGETHER BUT, YET, YOU WOULDN’T BE WILLING TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE GUYS IF THEY WEREN’T ELIGIBLE. >> WELL, I THINK GUY KNOWS I WANT MY BEST 12 LETS PUT IT THAT WAY, BUT I HAVEN’T TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT. >> MIC 5 AND THEN 2. >> SORRY T. OF YOUR 12, HOW MANY WOULD YOU SAY LOCKED IN CURRENTLY AND, AS PART OF THAT, JON RAHM ASKED YESTERDAY BASICALLY GIVEN A NOD AND WINK TO SAY YOU ARE IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT YOU DEFERRED THAT QUESTION TO YOU. >> WELL I HAVEN’T GIVEN ANYONE THE NOD, YOU KNOW, I THINK LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR THAT. AGAIN, I HAVE, WE HAVE, IN DEPTH STATS, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE PLAYERS ARE PLAYING. WE HAVE A GREAT IDEA OF WHERE THEY STACK UP AGAINST EACH OTHER, AND AGAINST THE U.S. I CERTAINLY, I THINK IT IS A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO BE GIVING ANYONE FIRM ASSURANCES NOWISM WE HAVE THREE MAJORS ELEVATED EVENTS, PLENTY OTHER EVENTS, ROLLX EVENT, ROLEX EVENTS. I WANT THEM TO FEEL, YOU KNOW, GO AND EARN IT. THAT IS GOING TO PLAY WELL, BUT, AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF STATS IN TERMS OF JON RAHM, YOU KNOW, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, I WOULD, I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO BE ON THAT TEAM BUT I CERTAINLY AM GIVING HIM THOSE INSURANCES, HE NEEDS TO STILL KEEP GOING AND PLAYING AND JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT IS, AGAIN, NO INSURANCES HAVE BEEN GIVEN RIGHT NOW. >> ADAM? >> LUKE, TO YOUR RIGHT, DO YOU WATCH LIV GOLF? >> I TUNE IN NOW AND AGAIN, YEP, ABSOLUTELY. >> ARE THE MAJORS MORE IMPORTANT FOR THOSE GUYS THAN ON THE PGA TOUR, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LITTLE LESS SAMPLE SIZE OR LESS DATA FOR THE LIV PLAYERS? >> I THINK MAJORS ARE IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT FOR ME, THE MAJORS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I DON’T SEE, YOU KNOW, THE JON, SURGE
