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WENTWORTH, England -- European captain?Darren Clarke has named?Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters as his picks for next months Ryder Cup.Clarke, who will lead Europe into the defence of the title at Hazeltine from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, made the announcement at the European Tours headquarters at Wentworth on Tuesday.The trio will join automatic qualifiers Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose,?Rafael Cabrera Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Danny Willett and Chris Wood in the team.There is no place in the team for Scotlands world No. 20 Russell Knox, who finished 10th in qualifying, just 0.04 points ahead of Pieters.With rookies filling five of the nine automatic qualifying places -- albeit one of them being Masters champion Willett -- Clarke had made no secret of the fact that he wanted to balance the team with experienced players.Westwood and Kaymer had long been favourites to be selected and finished 13th and 14th on the world points list respectively, with Westwood securing a 10th consecutive appearance in the event. Clarke revealed hes been losing sleep over the decision to choose Pieters or Knox -- but it was the Belgians incredible win at last weeks Made in Denmark tournament, where he opened with a 62 on Thursday before birdying the final three holes on Sunday to earn his third European Tour in three months. Knox, meanwhile, is left kicking himself for not taking up European Tour membership before his WGC-HSBC Champions win in November.Lee and Martin were two pretty obvious choices but the last one was very difficult, Clarke told reporters at Wentworth. Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald, in terms of experience, could have been in the three, but those two havent quite been on top of their own games.So then it came down to the choice between Russell Knox and Thomas Pieters and it was an incredibly difficult decision. I havent slept a lot.Having to phone Russell yesterday and give him the information was probably one of the toughest phone calls Ive ever had to make. Russell has played unbelievably well over the qualification period.Some people would say he deserves a position on the team but I took a look at it and put them side by side... Ive always been a big Thomas Pieters fan from when I first witnessed how he hits the golf ball.To win that tournament in the manner that he did [with birdies on the last three holes] impressed me and I found it impossible to leave him off the team.He didnt hole anything [for the 62]. Usually somebody shoots a really low number, they hole a couple of 30-footers or they chip-in. But he made the game look ridiculously easy. He has the talent to go all the way to the top in the world in my belief.Clarke insisted Westwood had not been selected because of the pairs longstanding friendship, adding: I selected him because he brings something that no one else can bring to the Ryder Cup. This is his 10th one. There is nobody that has that amount of experience on the team.He will be somewhat like the general amongst the team. Anything he says, everybody sits up and listens. Thats what makes Europe the team that we are, because theres always guys that want to learn and want to get better, and you cant have a better guy from a playing point of view than Lee Westwood in that team room.The selection of Pieters means the European team features six rookies for the first time since 2010 and the most in America since there were seven at Brookline in 1999.Its going to be a monumental task but Ive got full confidence in the team were going to take, Clarke added. Its a team thats going to go there and do everything we possibly can to bring that trophy back home again.Press Association Sport contributed to this report. Tony Pollard Cowboys Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. 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He seemed poised to add a few more before exiting without taking a snap in the second half.Cardinals coach Bobby Petrino joked, He shouldve had nine.Jackson rushed 11 times for 119 yards, including a 36-yard TD run on Louisvilles opening drive. Louisville outgained Charlotte 663-208.Jacksons performance was an impressive follow-up to his breakout freshman season in which he combined for 2,800 yards and 23 TDs -- including 960 rushing to break Louisville season and career marks by a QB. His final game last season was a 453-yard, three-TD combined effort in a Music City Bowl win over Texas A&M that earned MVP honors.That showing raised expectations for this year, and the 6-foot-3, 204-pound Jackson quickly delivered for a sellout crowd of 53,127.That was only after a shaky start in which Jackson had to escape Charlottes blitzes and run, while a couple of his passes sailed.The 49ers barely touched Jackson several plays later as he broke through a left-side hole and barreled for the first of eight TDs on nine first-half possessions.Jackson weaved a 1-yard TD run between a run of powerful throws that broke the game open. He hit six receivers with touchdowns long and short, and the 49ers could do nothing to stop them.We were having a hard time handling Lamar, Charlotte coach Brad Lambert said. We had somee free guys early in the game on some blitzes and he can do that to you.dddddddddddd He can make you look bad.Jackson was most pleased to do it with his arm, keeping with his goal of being a better pocket passer.He made good use of his running backs, hitting Jeremy Smith out of the backfield for a 24-yard TD, Brandon Radcliff with a 16-yard TD and L.J. Scott for a 20-yard score.Jacksons best TD throw came late in the first half when he hit senior James Quick in the back of the end zone, a play initially ruled out of bounds. Replay showed Quick pulling in Jacksons pinpoint pass with little room to spare as his feet dragged past the end line; the call was reversed to the delight of a red-clad crowd as the score broke Redmans mark.Given another scoring opportunity as seconds ticked down toward halftime, Jackson positioned Louisville with a 6-yard run to the 1 before coaches called timeout with nine seconds remaining. H-back Cole Hikutini then took Jacksons short pass for a 1-yard TD reception four seconds later, capping the record-setting night.THE TAKEAWAYCHARLOTTE: The learning process continues for the 49ers as they managed just 208 yards and failed to convert 13 third-down chances against their first ranked opponent. Theyre 0-2 in the Bluegrass State after losing big at Kentucky last fall.LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals offensive line initially looked shaky as Jackson had to escape Charlottes rush. But they settled down and didnt yield a sack with three QBs. The rout allowed Petrino to use a lot of his bench. After getting the ball back and having that two-minute drive, we said lets get the 2s (second-teamers) out there, Petrino said.UP NEXTCHARLOTTE: The 49ers open at home against FCS Elon, looking to end an 11-game losing streak.LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals own a two-game winning streak and 8-6 series lead against Syracuse as they travel to open Atlantic Coast Conference play and face new Orange coach Dino Babers on Sept. 9. ' ' '