Medinah stars to visit Wentworth PGA Championship

EUROPE’S triumphant Ryder Cup team will be reunited on home soil for the first time when all 12 players and captain Jose Maria Olazabal compete in next month’s PGA Championship at Wentworth.

“It will be great to have the team back together,” said world No 2 Rory McIlroy. “It was such a special Ryder Cup, one that will have a special place in history.”

United States were 10-6 up going into the last day of the biennial event at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois in September but the Europeans staged a remarkable comeback to win by 14½ points to 13½.

“I am delighted the British public will get the chance to see all of my Ryder Cup team in action at Wentworth,” said Olazabal. “Medinah was an unforgettable experience for everyone who was there ... and the BMW PGA Championship is the perfect setting for the players to be reunited.”

McIlroy, Luke Donald, Justin Rose, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Nicolas Colsaerts, Peter Hanson, Graeme McDowell, Martin Kaymer, Francesco Molinari and Paul Lawrie will lead the chase for a record first prize of 791,660 euros.

The European Tour’s flagship event starts on 23 May.