Overview

• The cutoff for Europe’s six automatic spots falls this weekend, with the top five effectively secured and the final berth in play.
• Rasmus Hojgaard, tied for 14th midway through the British Masters and fewer than 14 points behind, is widely expected to overtake Shane Lowry for the last automatic place.
• Shane Lowry learned this week that the Tour Championship offers him no qualifying points, and he acknowledged he will likely rely on one of Luke Donald’s six captain’s picks.
• Lowry fired a bogey-free 63 at the Tour Championship to sit T7 at halfway, saying he hopes for the call from Donald as selections near.
• Luke Donald highlights continuity from the 2023 Rome team while tracking late pushes, with Harry Hall earning praise from Sir Nick Faldo and staying on the captain’s radar.