A quirk in Team Europe's Ryder Cup selection process means that Irishman Shane Lowry is likely to need one of Luke Donald's six captain's picks to make the team. The cutoff to determine Europe's six automatic qualifying spots is this weekend,

Shane Lowry won't be able to qualify for the Ryder Cup this weekend with his performance at the Tour Championship - something the PGA Tour star admitted he was unaware of coming into the week

Shane Lowry is currently in the USA competing at the Tour Championship, but will not be able to score any Ryder Cup points this week and is likely to require a captain's pick