Europe captain Donald to have 6 Ryder picks in 2023 

Luke Donald will now receive six captain’s picks when building his 12-man team after Ryder Cup Europe announced changes to the qualification process for 2023. 
It marks an increase from the three picks Padraig Harrington was allowed when Europe were beaten 19-9 by the United States last year.
The new process, meanwhile, will see three players qualify automatically from the European Points list along with the top three from the World Points list.
Qualification for Team Europe begins at the 2022 BMW PGA Championship from September 8-11, and will draw to a close on September 3, 2023 ahead of the Ryder Cup beginning in Italy on September 25.
Among the changes, the ratio between the highest and lowest ranked events on the DP World Tour when it comes to the points allocation has been reduced from a factor of 6:1 (12,000 points vs 2,000 points) to a factor of 4:1 (6,000 points vs 1,500 points).
The press release does not mention whether LIV Golf players will be banned from selection, with as many as 18 expected to featured at Wentworth next week including the likes of Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood. With that. It remains to be seen if Donald’s increase in picks offers LIV players a route to selection.
“These changes to the qualification process for Team Europe follow in-depth analysis with the team at Ryder Cup Europe and with (vice-captains) Thomas (Bjorn) and Edoardo (Molinari),” said Donald. “I’m delighted that when we presented our thoughts to the Tournament Committee, they were 100 per cent behind them.
“The revised overall process removes the need for points multipliers in the last few months of the qualifying period, and the six picks give me flexibility to ensure we have the strongest line-up at Marco Simone in terms of in-form players, players with Ryder Cup experience, and potential pairings.
“As far as the European Points List is concerned, modifying the points allocation will give an improved chance for DP World Tour members playing predominantly on the DP World Tour to make the Ryder Cup team through one of the now three spots available from that list.
“We have also moved the end of the qualification period forward to give the players the right amount of preparation time once they have made the team.”