Monday, August 27, 2012
Poulter and Colsaerts get European wildcard picks
LONDON (Reuters) - England's Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium are Europe's two wildcard picks for next month's Ryder Cup, captain Jose Maria Olazabal said on Monday.
Poulter and Colsaerts join 10 automatic selections in the 12-man team for holders Europe at the September 28-30 match against the United States at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
Ian Poulter of Britain watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the Barclays PGA golf tournament on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York August 24, 2012. REUTERS/Adam Hunger"Everyone of you guessed Ian was going to be there. He has a great Ryder Cup record and he's playing well," Olazabal told a news conference at Gleneagles, Scotland.
"Nicolas is going to be the only rookie in the team but his match play record is very good - he won the World Match Play Championship in Spain this year."
There was no place for triple major winner Padraig Harrington of Ireland, who failed to qualify for this year's World Golf Championship tournaments, the events that are one rung down from the four majors.
Europe beat the U.S. 14 1/2-13 1/2 in the previous edition of the biennial team event at Celtic Manor, Wales in 2010.
Full team: Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Justin Rose (England), Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland), Paul Lawrie (Scotland), Francesco Molinari (Italy), Luke Donald (England), Lee Westwood (England), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Peter Hanson (Sweden), Martin Kaymer (Germany), Ian Poulter (England), Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium)
(Writing by Tony Jimenez; Editing by John O'Brien)
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