Ryder Cup: Early Frontrunners for Team Europe
By Sam Belden
Mandatory Credit: Ian Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Having played second fiddle to McIlroy for much of the 2015 season, Danny Willett is primed to keep improving and make the team.
The No. 2 man in the Race to Dubai last season, Willett will be looking to make his first Ryder Cup team next year. After a few seasons of maintaining good-not-great status, the Englishman finally broke out in a big way in 2015, picking up a win in Switzerland and rising to No. 19 in the world rankings.
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With a good, balanced game and a proven track record of success, Willett has a great chance to make his debut next fall. Still, he’ll need to watch his back–today’s European Tour has no shortage of established stars and boisterous young guns that will be looking to displace him.