With only a month to go until the nine automatic positions for the Ryder Cup are decided, competition is really hotting up.

To dispel any confusion over the way things are as far as European Team selection is concerned, here is a breakdown of the situation right now.

After the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles from August 26-29, the four top-ranked players in the World Points List and the leading five players from the European Points List (not already selected in the world list) will make up the nine.

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With the Old Lady dusting off her shoulders after another memorable tournament at St Andrews, we look at the winners and losers of the 150th anniversary Open Championship.

Louis Oosthuisen: A+

After Thursday’s opening round 65, everyone waited for the South African to drop away, assuming his first round fireworks were more fluke than flair. However, as stubborn as the Old Course itself, the South African refused to be downtrodden by his doubters, instead biting back with three sub-par rounds to leave his challengers in the shade. His Open record thus far might have comprised of three missed cuts, but this former Ernie Els Foundation player proved that when he does make it past halfway, he does so in style. This may have been the year of the World Cup in his homeland, but victory at the home of golf sees that and raises it one Claret Jug.

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