Donald ruled out of Cup selection

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From rte.ie. I thought he was ruled out a while ago but confirmed now. Apologies if posted before.

Luke Donald has been ruled out of contention for the Ryder Cup after undergoing wrist surgery.

The English player made his Ryder Cup debut in 2004 at Oakland Hills but it was two years later at the K Club that he made his biggest contribution so far, winning all three of his matches as Europe claimed a third successive victory over the United States.

He stands 22nd in the world rankings but would have needed to rely on a wild card to take part in next month's Ryder Cup match at Valhalla.

With three weeks left until the team is finalised, the players in line for automatic places in Nick Faldo's 12 as things stand are Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson from the world points list - and Miguel Angel Jimenez, Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose, Oliver Wilson and Soren Hansen off the separate table based on European earnings.

Donald stands 11th in the world points list, having missed the British Open and US PGA this summer.

With his unavailability now confirmed, captain Faldo has to select his two wild cards from a list which includes Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Colin Montgomerie and Darren Clarke.

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Sad to see it. He reckons his career is at risk so he couldn't chance it. He is a lovely player and will be missed from the team.