Torrance endorses Ryder Cup changes

Sam Torrance today revealed there would definitely be changes to the qualification process for the next European Ryder Cup team.

Torrance‘s victorious team at the Belfry in September was made up of 10 automatic qualifiers from the Order of Merit-based points table, and two wild cards.

However, with more of Europe’s top players spending more time on the USPGA tour, many leading figures – including 2006 captaincy candidates Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie – are in favour of changes.

The most likely option is for five players to be taken from the Order of Merit and five from the world rankings, with two wild cards.

Torrance is a member of the European Tour’s tournament committee which discussed the proposals earlier this week, and he told TalkSPORT: “I can assure you there will be changes and it will benefit our team.

“I had to leave out Jose Maria Olazabal to pick the world number five, Sergio Garcia. That can’t be right.

“With so many now playing over there (America), you really need more from the world rankings.”