Captain Luke Donald will bring a veteran Team Europe to the 45th Ryder Cup later this month at Bethpage Black in New York.

Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland and Matt Fitzpatrick were named by Donald as captain's picks on Monday, six of the 12 players set to defend Europe's Ryder Cup trophy win over the United States in convincing fashion near Rome in 2023.

They join the six automatic qualifiers: Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton.

Of the group, only Hojgaard is a Ryder Cup rookie, and the team has a combined 32 Ryder Cup appearances. By contrast, U.S. captain Keegan Bradley's team includes four players making their debut on the Ryder Cup stage.

Other than Hojgaard, all 11 played for Team Europe

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