Luke Donald hits from the bunker during the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. AP

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf League climaxed their seasons last weekend, but — at least arguably — the biggest event of the year is coming up next month. The Ryder Cup matches are Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black, N.Y., and that puts Northwestern alum Luke Donald in the spotlight again.

In 2023, Donald captained the European team to victory in Italy and next Tuesday he’ll announce his six captain’s picks for this staging, well after U.S. captain Keegan Bradley fills out his team. Roster choices traditionally trigger an intense buildup of interest before each Ryder Cup.

Bradley’s automatically qualified selections were Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Ru

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