Viktor Hovland won’t play Sunday at the Ryder Cup. And neither will Harris English, due to the ‘envelope rule.’
What’s the envelope rule? That’s the Ryder Cup protocol should someone not be able to play Sunday singles due to injury. Instead of a team ceding the point, the sides agreed that each captain, ahead of the event, would select a player to sit out — and that player’s name would be placed in an envelope only to be unsealed in the case of emergency.
It’s now in play, as Team Europe announced that Hovland wouldn’t play Sunday due to a neck injury. In response, the envelope was opened, English’s name was revealed, and each team was given a half-point.
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