The Ryder Cup could present a distraction to 11 European players at Wentworth this week. And you could be forgiven for forgetting that the BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event on the DP World Tour no less, is set to unfold with its star-studded field. Such are the details and organisation of Europe’s captain Luke Donald, who is also teeing it up this week as a two-time winner. The biennial duel between Europe and the United States casts a shadow over this corner of Surrey.
But a glowing Donald, now 17 days away from that first ball being struck in anger at what will be a raucous Bethpage Black, instils immense confidence in this group to achieve what Rory McIlroy claims is “one of the greatest achievements in the game right now” namely, winning an away Ryder Cup.
