Brooks Koepka 2nd in United States Ryder Cup standings after winning PGA Championship at Oak Hill; five-time significant champ, currently a participant of LIV Golf, would certainly “love” to bet United States captain Zach Johnson – watch Ryder Cup reside on Sky Sports from September 29-October 1

Brooks Koepka made a declaration to Team USA captain Zach Johnson and also enhanced the possibility of LIV involvement at the Ryder Cup with his PGA Championship victory at Oak Hill.

Johnson claimed throughout the 2nd significant of the year that it was “premature” to review the possibility of LIV gamers including in his team for Rome this September, although currently has that as a sensible possibility after Koepka’s two-shot victory in Rochester on Sunday.

The 33-year-old cannot play in PGA Tour occasions because signing up with LIV last summertime yet stays qualified for the Ryder Cup as a participant of the PGA of America, with the majors offering Koepka and also gamers from the Saudi circuit the possibility to make qualification factors.

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Watch the minute Koepka declared a 3rd PGA Championship title with a two-shot victory at Oak Hill

Koepka talked about the possibility of making a 4th successive Ryder Cup look in advance of his most current significant victory, stating he would certainly like to stand for Team USA, with the three-time PGA Championship champion having a strategy to compel his method right into factor to consider.

“If you go second, first, first, first, it would be kind of tough not to (get a) pick, right?” Koepka claimed. “If you go handle business, I feel like I should be fine. I just play my best and see what happens from there, but I would love to play for him [Zach Johnson].”

Victory over Scottie Scheffler and also Viktor Hovland is his 5th significant title and also follows his runner-up surface at The Masters last month.

The 2 outcomes have actually parachuted the previous globe No 1 to 2nd in the United States Ryder Cup qualification standings.

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Speaking in advance of his victory in Rochester, Koepka claimed he would certainly like to bet Zach Johnson in the Ryder Cup

Scheffler holds a powerful lead on top of the standings after winning 6 times on the PGA Tour over the last 16 months, with the globe No 1 support Koepka to include for Team USA also if he loses out on automated qualification.

“I don’t care about tours or anything like that,” Scheffler claimed. “I want to win the Ryder Cup. It’s something we talked about last year when we finished, or I guess a year and a half ago now. We want to beat those guys in Europe. It’s been a long time since we’ve beat them.

“Whoever the very best 12 people that make a full team, it’s various than specific competitions. We desire a team of people that are looking at there with each other to bring the Cup back residence, which’s all I actually respect.”

Koepka is 1,537 points clear of third-placed Xander Schauffele. Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Young currently round off the top six with three months of the qualification campaign remaining.

Xander Schauffele sits third in the US Ryder Cup standings, behind Scottie Scheffler and Koepka

Players earn one point for every $1,000 made in a PGA Tour event and two points per $1,000 won at majors, with the top six players in the standings after the BMW Championship in August then automatically qualifying for Team USA.

Koepka and his LIV colleagues will only have two more event to impress and add to their points tally, next month’s US Open and The 151st Open in July, with Johnson then naming six captain’s picks after the Tour Championship ahead of the Ryder Cup taking place from September 29 to October 1.

“I think it’s too premature, frankly irresponsible, to even have any sort of opinion about that [picking LIV players],” Johnson said after his final round in Rochester. “I think given where we are at right now, there’s a lot of points out there, No 1.

Johnson says it is too ‘premature’ to talk about LIV players possibly making his Ryder Cup team

“No 2, you have a bunch of elevated events. No 3, if you go back on history, there’s names right now probably on both tours that we’re not even mentioning that could have a chance given what’s in front of us.

“I haven’t even begun to discuss picks with anybody that I trust in my circle, specifically the vice-captains. I feel like it’s irrelevant to even discuss.”

What about Team Europe?

LIV members who resigned from the DP World Tour are ineligible to compete for Team Europe in the biennial contest, meaning the likes of Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood – who all featured in the 2021 contest at Whistling Straits – will be unable to feature.

Jon Rahm remains top of both the European Points List and World Points List despite struggling to a tied-50th finish at Oak Hill, with the Spaniard’s win at The Masters last month his sixth worldwide title in as many months.

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Rory McIlroy reflects on his finish of tied seventh at Oak Hill

Rory McIlroy closed the gap on the world No 2 in both standings after ending the week in tied-seventh, while Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner Victor Perez moved about Yannik Paul into third spot on the European Points List after claiming a share of 12th in Rochester.

A runner-up finish at the PGA Championship for Viktor Hovland moved him up two places to third on the World Points List, with Tyrrell Hatton next in the standings after recovering from an opening-round 77 to end the week in tied-fifth.

Matt Fitzpatrick holds the final automatic qualification spot as things stand despite a missed cut in the second major of the year, with Justin Rose and Shane Lowry moving closer to the US Open champion after finishing tied-ninth and tied-12th respectively.

Justin Rose is promoting automated option for the Ryder Cup after a top-10 surface at the PGA Championship

Sepp Straka uploaded tied-seventh surface – his finest efficiency in a significant – to obtain closer to the qualification locations, while a significant top-20 for Tommy Fleetwood and also a share of 40th from Adrian Meronk provided a lot more factors in their press to include for Team Europe.

The leading 3 on the European Points List and also the following readily available 3 on the World Points List after the Omega European Masters in September will immediately certify, with Luke Donald after that having 6 captain’s choices to finish his side.

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