Tommy Fleetwood reflects on the chances of Jon Rahm missing the Ryder Cup - “There's always a scenario”

Tommy Fleetwood recently reflected on the chances of Jon Rahm missing the 2025 Ryder Cup. The biennial men's golf competition will be held at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York from September 23 to 28.

LIV Golfers Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm both are aspiring to compete at the prestigious tournament. In the pre-tournament press conference at Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Fleetwood was asked about a scenario in which both Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm don't play in the Ryder Cup. Fleetwood, who has represented Europe thrice in the Ryder Cup, said (via ASAP Sports):

"There's always a scenario where anybody cannot be involved, whether that be how people play, whether people are injured. You obviously have to look at all those different scenarios. I think over the last few Ryder Cup, those guys in particular, both of them are definitely in the prime of their careers and they are playing great golf."

Both Hatton and Rahm played for the European team in 2018, 2021 and 2023. They helped Europe win the tournament in 2018 and 2023. He further said:

"So they are obviously, you know, a big part of what the team has been over the past few years. Yeah, of course, it's hard to see when you have players like that; it's hard to see them not being part of the Ryder Cup."

Fleetwood further said that anything could happen as any player could face challenges to secure a place on Europe's team. However, he added that they remain an integral part of Team Europe for now.

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Who is leading Ryder Cup's Europe Team rankings?

24 players i.e. 12 players each from the US and Europe will compete against each other at the 2025 Ryder Cup. Of the 12, six players will automatically qualify from the European Points List and U.S. Ryder Cup Points standings. The captains will pick the remaining six to complete the 12-member team.

Currently, Rory McIlroy leads Ryder Cup's Europe Team rankings. Rasmus Hojgaard, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Wallace, Paul Waring and Niklas Norgaard are in contention to book their spot for Europe.

Let's take a look at the top 25 players competing for six spots of Europe Ryder Cup team:

1. Rory McIlroy – 792.07 points
2. Rasmus Højgaard – 706.53 points
3. Tyrrell Hatton – 587.84 points
4. Matt Wallace – 505.42 points
5. Paul Waring – 465.13 points
6. Niklas Nørgaard – 419.73 points
7. Thorbjørn Olesen – 357.25 points
8. Julien Guerrier – 353.90 points
9. Jorge Campillo – 343.32 points
10. Dan Bradbury – 320.07 points
11. Antoine Rozner – 316.48 points
12. Angel Hidalgo Portillo – 312.41 points
13. John Parry – 305.20 points
14. Jordan Smith – 301.41 points
15. Matteo Manassero – 282.76 points
16. Tommy Fleetwood – 268.73 points
17. Jon Rahm – 257.80 points
18. Shane Lowry – 229.73 points
19. Robert MacIntyre – 219.92 points
20. Alfredo Garcia-Heredia – 219.75 points
21. Francesco Laporta – 215.25 points
22. Matthew Jordan – 211.52 points
23. Daniel Brown – 196.23 points
24. Jesper Svensson – 191.27 points
25. Nicolas Colsaerts – 183.78 points