Europe's dream team comprised of 11 heroes from the 2023 triumph

Luke Donald named Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick and Sepp Straka as his selections to complete the team which will defend the trophy.

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It means 11 of the victorious side in Rome will reassemble at Bethpage in New York with Rasmus Høijgaard replacing his twin Nicolai as the only change.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy, FedEx Cup winner Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Bob MacIntyre, Tyrrell Hatton and Hoijgaard all previously secured automatic qualification.

England's Matt Wallace, who missed out on a captain's pick in 2018 despite three victories that season, suffered more heartbreak.

The 35-year-old finished 12th in the European team rankings, while Rahm's position on the LIV Golf tour meant he did not accrue enough points, finishing 24th.

However, such is Rahm's stature as a big occasion player - he had two top-10s in this year's majors and only Hatton and Hovland scored more points than him in Rome - and Donald's desire to include him that a spot had to be made available and that proved costly for Wallace.