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Luke Donald recently mentioned that he was keeping an eye on Seamus Power for the 2025 Ryder Cup, as the latter is set to miss a few events due to health issues. He expressed hope that Power would make a comeback and qualify for Bethpage.
Donald is currently in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, for the 2024 Irish Open this week. Seamus Power is also competing, but he revealed that he will miss a few DP World Tour events due to a health checkup.
On Thursday, September 12, Donald commented on the possibility of Seamus Power missing the 2025 Ryder Cup.
"I'm keeping an eye on everyone," he said, as per ASAP Sports. "I haven't talked to Seamus that much personally but again it's early days. We only just started the qualification process.
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"Spent some time with him before Rome. It was unfortunate with his injury to kick him out he had such a good start to the season from the year before. Hope he can come back and put his name in the hat," he added.
Luke Donald makes a rough start at the Irish Open
Luke Donald had a rough start at the 2024 Irish Open, shooting a 3-over 74 to finish eight strokes back. He made five bogeys and just two birdies in the opening round.
Todd Clements took the first-round lead at Royal County Down after shooting a 5-under 66, aided by five birdies and one eagle. He also sank two bogeys in the opening round. Sami Välimäki and Alejandro Del Rey are tied one stroke behind, while Rory McIlroy was in a five-way tie alongside Will Enefer, Marcus Armitage, Thriston Lawrence, and Filippo Celli at 4-under.
The second round of the Irish Open began at 7:30 a.m. local time. Yannik Paul, Calum Hill, and Renato Paratore teed off from the first hole, while Sebastian Friedrichsen, Laurie Canter, and David Ravetto started from the tenth hole.
Luke Donald is paired with Frederic Lacroix and Rasmus Højgaard for the first two rounds. The trio will start the second round from the first tee at 12:40 pm local time.
The 46-year-old Englishman has had an underwhelming season so far, making just one cut out of six starts on the PGA Tour. Additionally, he made six starts on the DP World Tour and made four cuts. The T20 finish at the Dubai Invitational was his best result this year.
