Straka hoping to impress Donald for Ryder Cup spot

Six of seven are virtual guarantees to be part of Team Europe, with the English trio of Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood all possessing top-15 Official World Golf Rankings.

RYDER CUP DREAM: Austrian Sepp Straka is hoping to impress at the Tour Championship and possibly claim a Ryder Cup spot. Pic: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Luke Donald might be in Prague, losing sleep and assessing a bunch of his potential captain’s picks for next month’s Ryder Cup in Rome. But the European captain can rest assured that the bulk of his 12-man roster is faring fine across the Atlantic in Atlanta.

The Tour Championship at East Lake includes seven players – including the top three already locked-in qualifiers – who are very likely to form the bulk of Donald’s team 29 September through 1 October at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Italy. There’s a good chance one of them could steel away with the PGA Tour’s biggest prize, the FedEx Cup, by Sunday night.