Mickelson misses out on automatic Ryder Cup berth after failing to make cut

ST. LOUIS (Reuters): American Phil Mickelson will have to rely on a captain’s pick for next month’s Ryder Cup after missing the cut at the PGA Championship on Saturday.

Mickelson had qualified automatically for the US team, stretching back to his debut in 1995, making 11 consecutive appearances in the biennial event.

The top eight on a points list after the PGA Championship yesterday will make the team automatically, while Captain Jim Furyk will select four others.

Five-times major champion Mickelson arrived at the PGA Championship 10th in the standings, and did not even come close to making the halfway cut, shooting four-over-par 144 to miss out by four strokes at Bellerive.

Aug 11, 2018; Saint Louis, MO, USA; Phil Mickelson on the 18th green during the continuation of the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club