BRING THE NOISE

LUKE DONALD has spent 20 months trying to crack the New York code and deliver on Rory Mcliroy's big promise.

- BY CRAIG SWAN

LUKE DONALD has spent 20 months trying to crack the New York code and deliver on Rory McIlroy's big promise.

And the European skipper has told Bryson DeChambeau his stars will be ready for boisterous Bethpage.

Donald's team is complete as he picked Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg and Matt Fitzpatrick to join automatic qualifiers Rory McIlroy, Bob MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton.

The captain has 11 of his 12 heroes from Rome two years ago back for Bethpage but admits he's taking a changed approach from Italy.

DeChambeau reckons Europe's players won't be ready for the atmosphere but Donald said: "Well, if they're not ready then it's my fault. I've been spending 20 months trying to get them ready. We understand it's going to be a hugely tough environment. New Yorkers bring the noise, the energy.

"But I feel like our players will be ready. When you know what to expect you can prepare for it. That's really key for us.

"I've had quite a lot of time to start thinking about different strategies to get these guys in the right frame of mind.

"But who doesn't want to play in New York? And the New Yorkers respect hard work, they respect effort, they respect grit. And I promise you, our team will show plenty of that.

"Even though we have a lot of continuity, this is a different animal, playing away. I've looked at it from very different angles.