Newly-appointed European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn confirmed he will carefully look at the European Team selection process in the aftermath of Europe’s six point loss this year at Hazeltine.

Europe went into the 2016 Ryder Cup without Paul Casey, because the in-form Englishman had not taken up his membership of the European Tour.

The USA pulled off a crushing 17-11 win, subjecting Europe to their first defeat since 2008 and their heaviest since 1981.

Thomas Bjorn confirms there will be changes to the 2018 European Ryder Cup selection process. (Photo – Stuart Adams/www.golftourimages.com)

Bjorn confirmed Ryder Cup bosses will now conduct a full-scale review into selection policy and other areas of planning, but insisted it was too early to discuss details.

“Selection will be reviewed, and it should be, because the world and the game of golf is a moving thing.

“But we’re in no immediate rush and no panic to do it.

“We’ll look at it carefully. We might stay where we are but we might also come up with a few tweaks.

“Almost the biggest task at hand at the moment is not to get too panicked about not having the trophy on this side of the Atlantic at the moment.

“We’ve won eight out of the last 11, it’s not like we have a system that’s faulty and we always play against a very strong team.”

And Bjorn insists his captaincy will be based entirely on truth and honesty.

“I think if you’re going to lead something you want the truth, you want people to be honest with you,” Bjorn said.

“I’ve never been one for liking having things around me where people are trying to just say yes to me. I want them to tell me the truth.  I think if you’re going to be forthright yourself, then you want the same from everyone else.

“That’s the way I believe in things, and that’s what I expect for all the people I have around me.”