Lee Westwood, others secure spot on Europe Ryder Cup team at final qualifier | CBC Sports

He was helped by Shane Lowry, a big qualifying rival, only shooting 71 to finish in a tie for 17th in Virginia Water, England.

Lowry and Justin Rose, who shot 65 for a tie for sixth, was facing a nervous wait to be one of the three captain’s picks named by Padraig Harrington later Sunday. Harrington said before the first round at Wentworth that Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter were in line to be two of the picks.

Bernd Wiesberger, who shot 72, will make his Ryder Cup debut at Whistling Straits this month after qualifying via the European points list, along with Hatton. That bumped Rory McIlroy into the five qualifying spots on the world points list.

Dramatic final round

Jon Rahm, McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Paul Casey had already secured automatic spots in the team before the event.

Billy Horschel became the second American, after Arnold Palmer, to win the BMW PGA Championship following a dramatic final round.

Horschel span his approach shot at the par-5 18th back to within two feet of the cup, guaranteeing a closing birdie for a 7-under 65 and a 19-under 269 total in the European Tour’s flagship event at its headquarters at Wentworth.

Laurie Canter, a 170th-ranked Englishman, had a chance to force a playoff by making birdie at the last with a putt from 15 feet. It missed right and he signed for a 67, tying him second with Kiradech Aphibarnrat (64) and Jamie Donaldson (66).

Horschel had to get over the disappointment of missing out on a captain’s pick for the U.S. Ryder Cup team this week and did so by winning his first regular event on the European Tour. That will go a long way toward clinching the season-long Race to Dubai, with Horschel having already won the equivalent on the PGA Tour – the FedEx Cup.