Justin Rose Expects a 'Different' European Ryder Cup Team in 2027

Justin Rose expects next year's European Ryder Cup team to look different from the one that played Bethpage Black in 2025, after a new DP World Tour rule barring LIV Golf players reshapes who is even eligible to make the squad.

What happened on the Adare Manor scouting trip?

Rose, a seven-time Ryder Cup player, joined captain Luke Donald and a group of hopefuls on a trip to Adare Manor ahead of the DP World India Championship. Rose called it a relaxed, low-pressure visit — the first time Donald had gathered the wider group together — built around casual golf and dinner rather than any formal selection business. For players who have never competed in a Ryder Cup, Rose said, it was a chance to get a feel for the atmosphere and begin to sense what a Ryder Cup at the Irish venue will be like.

How do the new DP World Tour rules change the Ryder Cup picture?

DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings said this week that players will have to choose between LIV Golf's 2027 season and the European tour, closing off the dual-membership arrangement some had hoped to use. That path previously let Rahm and Hatton tee it up for Europe at Bethpage Black last year through conditional releases despite their LIV ties. Rahm has since left LIV altogether, while Hatton's status for a potential LIV 2.0 remains unclear; he has said he has multiple years left on his contract.

"I think the team may look a little bit different next year," Rose said.

Why does Rose think the team will look different?

With fewer players tied up in LIV commitments, Rose said he expects more DP World Tour members to be in position to accrue Ryder Cup points and make themselves available for Donald's selection. He said he hasn't followed every detail of the player movement but is aware there is significant movement underway across both tours.

The DP World Tour's membership application deadline falls Nov. 16, three weeks after the Oct. 25 cutoff for players to commit to LIV Golf 2.0, leaving a narrow window in which the shape of Europe's eligible player pool should become clear.