Bjorn All Over The Map On Ryder Cup Qualifying

The headlines were kind to new European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn, who will be tootling around Paris in 2018.

Let's hope he drives his cart in more orderly fashion than this quote, featured in Mark Tallentire's Guardian report:

“There’s a lot of nuances into this and they all need to be looked at,” Bjorn said. “Selection will be reviewed, and it should be, because the world and the game of golf is a moving thing. But we’re in no immediate rush and no panic to do it. We’ll look at it carefully. We might stay where we are but we might also come up with a few tweaks. Almost the biggest task at hand is not to get too panicked about not having the trophy on this side of the Atlantic at the moment. There’s so many aspects but I’m just trying to gather all the information to set out a plan.”

It doesn't sound like much will change in Europe. Given that the European Tour needs the Ryder Cup to ensure players remain members, look for defectors like Paul Casey and Russell Knox to continually be penalized for disloyalty. I get it from a business perspective, but as a fan I want the most competitive teams possible.