Letter from Oak Hill: Hard line on LIV leaves Donald in tough spot for Ryder Cup

American captain Zach Johnson has a wide breadth of options, with marquee LIV golfers Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka expressing their strong desires to be included

AMBITIONS: Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the 12th tee during the first round of the US PGA Championship at Oak Hill. The American, who now plays on the LIV Tour, said ‘it would be awesome to represent the United States’ in September’s Ryder Cup. Pic: Michael Reaves/Getty Images

THE Ryder Cup in Italy remains four months away, but things already seems a little desperate for European captain Luke Donald.

Yesterday, American captain Zach Johnson was grilled about the breadth of his options, which include marquee LIV golfers Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka expressing their strong desires to be included in the Team USA contingent that goes to Marco Simone in September.