Luke Donald will have virtually the same team under his command at Bethpage Black as he had two years ago at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome. In fact, to the untrained eye, it might look like it's exactly the same team.

The matter is probably one of the most curious off-course issues in Ryder Cup history. It so happens that in 2023, Nicolai Hojgaard was one of Luke Donald's six free picks, while in 2025, Nicolai's identical twin, Rasmus, earned his spot on the team as one of the six qualifiers. Therefore, the official team photo will look exactly the same, even if the group is different.

Rasmus and Nicolai were close to becoming the first pair of brothers to play together in a Ryder Cup since Francesco and Edoardo Molinari in 2010. Nicolai finished 18th in the European

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