St Andrews Magazine Edition 04
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Team Europe’s roster<br />
will not be decided<br />
until after the release of<br />
this edition.<br />
However, among the<br />
family of Rolex<br />
Testimonees, the<br />
strongest contenders to<br />
play in The European<br />
Ryder Cup Team,<br />
supported by Rolex<br />
since 1995, include<br />
Rafa Cabrera-Bello<br />
(Spain), Paul Casey<br />
(UK), Matthew<br />
Fitzpatrick (UK),<br />
Thorbjørn Olesen<br />
(Denmark), Thomas<br />
Pieters (Belgium), and<br />
Jon Rahm (Spain).<br />
“My main concern is to<br />
have 12 guys there<br />
who are in form and<br />
ready to play,” Bjørn<br />
says. “My message to<br />
players is that it’s not<br />
about making The<br />
Ryder Cup Team, it’s<br />
about playing in The<br />
Ryder Cup.<br />
Looking back over the<br />
years, people are so<br />
keen to make the team<br />
that they forget that<br />
from the day they<br />
qualify they have to<br />
play in it as well. It’s a<br />
fantastic stage to play<br />
on, but only when you<br />
are ready to play.”<br />
There will be Rolex<br />
players on Team USA,<br />
too, where candidates<br />
include three of 2017’s<br />
Major winners, Brooks<br />
Koepka, Jordan Spieth<br />
and Justin Thomas, as<br />
well as proven team<br />
golf experts Rickie<br />
Fowler and Phil<br />
Mickelson.<br />
This family of Rolex<br />
golfers share the same<br />
pursuit of excellence<br />
and the Swiss<br />
watchmaker’s qualities<br />
of precision,<br />
performance, reliability<br />
and uncompromising<br />
quality.
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