The relationship between the players on the LIV Golf tour and their teammates was strained. There is a time and a place.
It's a flat out "no" for the man.
"I just want to make sure that we win," said Fitzpatrick, who won the U.S. Open last month.
Donald says he is in limbo waiting for the conflict to be decided in the courts.
As several of Europe's top players prepare to play this week's Italian Open on the Marco Simone course outside Rome that will host next year'sRyder Cup, the pre-tournament discussion has been about who should and who should not be included on the team.
"I have said it once, I've said it a hundred times, I don't think any of those guys should be on the team," said the golfer.
There is litigation on both sides of the Atlantic involving the European and PGA tours after LIV golfers were excluded from events, and the divide between the players is growing.
Fitzpatrick won his first major title in June.
I just want to win the cup The Englishman lost all three of his matches when the U.S. romped to a record trouncing in Wisconsin last year. I'm not too concerned about where they are coming from.
Fitzpatrick reached out to a player at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Fitzpatrick didn't name the player but said he would happily have him on the team.
Donald became captain last month after Stenson was stripped of the title.
Donald said nothing has changed since he was appointed. We're in limbo. We don't know what's going to happen with the lawsuit so I'm not putting a lot of effort into it. I can give you better answers once we have a clear picture.
Not a single high-profile golfer from Europe came to Italy to compete in the golf event.
"I had already committed to playing in this event before the captain was named and it was someone else," said the golfer.
A few of us are going to dinner tonight to have a discussion about the course and how we think it should be set up to favor the Europeans.
The Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna course is located about a half-hour from Rome and is suitable for a stadium-like setting.
"You've got two par 4s, you've got a few holes with water, and you've got that wonderful closing hole which could be really exciting," he said.
In 2006 he won the European amateur championship in the northern town of Biella.
He said that he has a 100% record in this country.
Since his wife used to study in Rome for seven months, he has been enjoying walking around with his family.
The main goal of the team is to reduce the gap from the 19-9 loss to the U.S.
The European team has a core of six or seven guys that I think we all know are pretty much going to be on that team, and then it's up to some of the younger guys to maybe step up. We were in need of a rebuild anyways. We had a good relationship with the same guys for a long time. I think it's a good way of defining.
Donald is in a group with Adrian Meronk, the Polish player who won the Irish Open in July, and a rising Italian player.
One week after his identical twin brother won the European Masters in Switzerland, the 21-year-oldNicolai Hjgaard won at Marco Simone.
The vice captain is in a group with the 11th ranked golfer in the world.
Donald is excited to see their games. I will be watching some of the younger, exciting talent to see if I can make the team.
The hero of Europe's victory in the Solheim Cup is looking to return to the team after missing the next two years due to back issues. He finished in the top 10 at the event.
It would be huge to have an Italian on the team.
The issues with LIV will take a back seat in September and October. Next year, there will be one event.
"I don't think the conflict will affect the event at all," said Molinari. Everyone's attention will be on the Ryder Cup even if the situation isn't solved.
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