The Scotsman

The final four /Bjorn reveals anguish over Ryder Cup wild cards

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The decision to pick Sergio Garcia rather than Rafa Cabrero-bello for his Ryder Cup team left European captain Thomas Bjorn feeling “sick”, he admitted yesterday.

Bjorn named “inspiratio­nal” Garcia, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson to complete his squad for the event in Paris from 28-30 September.

At a London press conference, Bjorn said he phoned his four picks and also six players he left out.

“For Rafa [Cabrera Bello] it was hard to understand and tough for him to take it. That was really hard for me. When I picked up the phone I almost felt sick.”

Bjorn’s wild cards join the eight automatic qualifiers Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Alex Noren, Thorbjorn Olesen, Justin Rose, Tyrrell Hatton, Francesco Molinari and Rory Mcilroy.

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