Golf

Ryan Moore’s consolation prize is a Ryder Cup spot

US captain Davis Love announces his final wildcard for next week’s event

Ryan Moore shakes hands with Rory McIlroy on the 16th green after McIlroy won the Tour Championship on the fourth playoff hole and earned the FedEx Cup at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
Ryan Moore shakes hands with Rory McIlroy on the 16th green after McIlroy won the Tour Championship on the fourth playoff hole and earned the FedEx Cup at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
Mon Sept 26 2016 - 03:27

Ryan Moore missed out on winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta after an epic playoff against Rory McIlroy but was rewarded for his display at East Lake Country Club when United States captain Davis Love III named him as his fourth and final wildcard pick for next week's Ryder Cup.

Thirteen days ago, Love had selected Rickie Fowler, JB Holmes and Matt Kuchar as his first three captain's picks and Moore's addition rounds out the 12-man team.

The eight automatic US qualifiers, confirmed after last month's Barclays tournament, are: US Open champion Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Zach Johnson.

The US will bid to end a dominant run by the Europeans, who have won three consecutive Ryder Cups and eight of the last 10, when the three-day competition starts on Friday at Hazeltine National in Minnesota.