Europe captain Luke Donald admitted he had been “blown away” by the ability of Ludvig Aberg after handing the rising star one of his six wild cards for the 44th Ryder Cup in Rome.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2023/09/24/ryder-cup-2023-team-selection-who-europe-usa-rome/

Europe's Team Captain Luke Donald, listens to a question form the media during a press conference after Europe won the Ryder Cup defeating the United States at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/ryder-cup-in-rome-stays-right-at-home-for-the-europeans-the-us-loses-its-seventh-straight-in-europe-7625362

Luke Donald had been warned not to gamble on Aberg given his lack of appearances on the DP World Tour, with all but two of his nine tournaments since turning professional coming on the PGA Tour.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2023/09/25/ryder-cup-2023-team-selection-who-europe-usa-rome/

Luke Donald says the purity of the will lift it above all the bitterness and rage that has divided golf in the past two years.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-12553669/Europe-captain-Luke-Donald-says-Ryder-Cups-purity-help-lift-tournament-negativity-golf-left-sport-divided.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Well, Luke Donald evidently disagrees, for now, with the Danish rookie tasked with a watching brief throughout this morning’s foursomes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/ryder-cup-2023-first-tee-rahm-mcilroy-b2420850.html

While the final score was 16-1/2-11-1/2 Sunday’s finale was far more stressful than Europe captain Luke Donald would have imagined.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/10/01/europe-beat-us-to-regain-ryder-cup/