The team, Donald and support staff will take a charter flight from London on Sunday following the final round of the DP World Tour’s flagship event and spend two days practicing and preparing at Bethpage.

Let’s take a closer look at eight players who were in the running for the team but came up short for a chance to play for their continent.

After U.S. captain Keegan Bradley did the same last week with his six picks to join the automatic qualifiers, Donald announced the sextet that will join the players who have already made the team (Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard and Tyrell Hatton).