Luke Donald explained the rationale behind his decision to include a player with a historically poor Ryder Cup performance among his free picks.
Luke Donald announced his six captain’s picks on Monday to complete the European team for the upcoming Ryder Cup. The captain didn’t surprise many with his selections, although he did make at least one controversial decision.
Donald awarded his sixth and final pick to Matt Fitzpatrick, a player with a disastrous record in three previous appearances at the event. Fitzpatrick has just one point in eight matches played. However, the head of the European team backed his decision with what he considered the most solid arguments.
« Matt himself said he didn’t get off to the best start this year and was struggling with his game a little bit », Donald said after announcing Fitzpatrick’s selection live on Sky Sports, « but he’s one that’s turned it around impressively.
« I think nobody has sort of statistically been as good as Matt has in the last three or four months.
