European Ryder Cup Captain, Luke Donald is teeing-up in Munich, along with four of his already named vice-captains, and the former World No. 1 is excited how many of his ‘established’ and loyal DP World Tour players are performing with now less than three months to tee-off in Rome.

Donald said: “There are established players and players who have been there who are playing really well. Every week it seems like they’re up there consistently in the big events, against strong fields, playing really well.

“I wish that to continue and I think from the side of trying to fulfil the team and fill those last few spots, we’re looking for some rookies who are really keen to be a part of it. There have been some great stories and great victories from those guys too, so I’m really happy with where we are.

“I said from the beginning that I’m looking to see the excitement and commitment from these guys to be a part of that. I’m very excited with how it’s going, how these guys are playing over here on the DP World Tour.

“It’s another reason why it’s important to be here. Edoardo is here, Nicolas is here, Thomas is here, we’ll be having dinner tonight to discuss stuff. It’s much better to be here in person having those conversations together.

“We can get through a lot of important information. Communication is invaluable and that will certainly be stepping up over the next few months.”

Joining Donald in the Bavarian capital for the 43rd hosting of the BMW International is current team of Rome vicc-captains in Thomas Bjorn, Nic Colsaerts, Eduardo Molinari and Robert Karlsson