Calls Mount Against Luke Donald for Picking 1x Major Champion Despite Poor Ryder Cup Record

A few days back, when the American team was announced by Keegan Bradley, he earned praise for keeping the team as the priority. However, now that Luke Donald shared his picks, the fans are totally against his move, which overlooked the past result and the struggling form of the pick.

With the 6 captain’s pick, Donald added Matt Fitzpatrick to the team. Even though he is an experienced Ryder Cup player with three participations in the past. But away from his participation, his performance has been the major concern. With eight matches in three editions, the golfer has won once in 2023. Now with his concerning performance history and not-so-flashy 2025 performance, the decision of captain is under fire.

Fans are reacting to the post that shared the past record of Matt Fitzpatrick.

One of them wrote, “Matt Fitzpatrick being picked is an absolute joke, seven defeats in eight matches, lost every match in the US in 2021.” In 2021, Fitzpatrick played singles against Zach Johnson, which he lost with a score of 4 & 3. Additionally, for the foursomes partnered with Henrik Stenson, against Brooks Koepka and Snedeker, the team lost 3 & 2. The unsuccessful year was even continued till 2023, where he won the first event.

Another wrote, “Matt Fitzpatrick being picked is a disgrace, he’s been horrific since he won the us open 2 years ago!!!” The 31-year-old, after winning the US Open in 2022, has been on a career decline in performance. In 2023, he had mixed results, including his win at the RBC Heritage and six missed cuts in the same season. Even with the 2024 and 2025 seasons, he has failed to clinch any title.

More fans joined, suggesting damage control for the pick: “Make him play on Friday morning, and if he loses, benched until Sunday.” The only victory for Fitzpatrick came in the 2023 session 2 of four-balls. He was paired with McIlroy against Morikawa and Schauffele, where the European recorded, 5 & 3 win. Considering the same, the fans are suggesting taking action based on his performance, which is ignoring adding him to the team.

Another fan, opposingly, insisted on choosing the DP World Tour star performer of 2025. He wrote, “Feels like you had to play in the US to have a chance. Penge would have added something.” The pick overlooking the in-form Marco Penge was considered a wrong one for the fan. Fitzpatrick has struggled with his performance in the past two seasons on the PGA Tour. While Penge has been showcasing dominance with his performance. He has won two events at the DP World Tour in 2025 and has even recorded a runner-up finish at the Genesis Scottish Open of the PGA Tour. But despite that, the Englishman was ignored for the captain’s pick.

More netizens joined in writing, “Again.@RyderCupEurope team will go with what captain Luke thinks is the best team. 0’0 players that play European Tour schedule so what’s the point? Marco Penge deserved a pick and Wallace deserved a pick but only 12 men play. Good luck in NJ…”

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