Ryder Cup 2020: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Team Europe’s contenders for Whistling Straits

Captain Padraig Harrington will have three wildcard picks to take to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in September

Graeme McDowell entered the race for his first Ryder Cup selection since 2014 by winning the Saudi International.

The Northern Irishman finished two strokes ahead of former US Open champion Dustin Johnson at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in Saudi Arabia.

McDowell holds eighth position in a points list dominated by familiar PGA Tour faces, as well as a host of British players with a strong chance too.

For this year’s Ryder Cup, Captain Padraig Harrington will have three wildcard picks to take to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin in September, as a result of a rule change from the four-pick system.

USA are favourites to regain the cup with six major champions in the top eight of their current points list. However since their famous win at Brookline in 1999, America have only won two Ryder Cups since.

We take a look at the European players who currently occupy qualifying spots and those on the cusp. Who would make your team if you were Harrington?