LONDON (AP) — Alex Noren was named as Luke Donald’s fifth and final vice captain for Europe’s team at the upcoming Ryder Cup on Tuesday.

Noren secured two points from three matches during Europe’s victory in 2018 at Le Golf National outside Paris. That performance included a 40-foot putt on the 18th hole to defeat Bryson DeChambeau in the final Sunday singles match.

This year’s Ryder Cup will be contested at Bethpage Black in New York from Sept. 26-28.

The other four vice captains were already named and were also in place when Europe won at Marco Simone outside Rome in 2023: brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari, Thomas Bjørn and José María Olazábal.

Noren is the only new vice captain, while Nicolas Colsaerts was the only vice captain not retained from two years ago.

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