Former world No 1 Brooks Koepka dropped out of the automated qualifying locations for the Ryder Cup on the BMW Championship over the weekend as he was overtaken by Max Homa and Xander Schauffele; Watch the Ryder Cup reside from September 30-October 2 on Sky Sports activities Golf
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Brooks Koepa fell out of the automated Ryder Cup locations
Brooks Koepka should depend on a captain’s choose from US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson after falling out of the automated qualifying locations within the last occasion.
Koepka’s fifth main title within the US PGA Championship in Might seemed more likely to safe his place within the facet, however enjoying within the LIV Golf League meant his possibilities to earn extra factors have been restricted to the season’s different majors.
The previous world No 1 completed seventeenth within the US Open and sixty fourth within the Open and was fifth within the Ryder Cup standings at the beginning of the ultimate counting occasion, the BMW Championship.
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Nonetheless, Max Homa’s tie for fifth at Olympia Fields and Xander Schauffele’s share of eighth place was sufficient to maneuver them above Koepka, who dropped to seventh consequently.
Sitting behind him are Jordan Spieth, Cameron Younger and Collin Morikawa, with Johnson set to call his six captain’s picks on August 29.
The six automated qualifiers for the staff are world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, US Open champion Wyndham Clark, Open champion Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Homa and Schauffele.
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Scheffler will begin with a two-shot lead over Hovland and McIlroy will start on seven beneath in third spot, whereas Jon Rahm begins in fourth forward of Lucas Glover.
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