Rory McIlroy’s eye-watering wealth will not change him, according to friends who knew him at a time when every penny counted.

United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has named Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson and Brandt Snedeker as his wild card picks for the match against Europe at Medinah, Chicago on September 28-30.

JOSE-MARIA OLAZABAL has mixed feelings this week.