For Europe, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy played with Luke Donald and Martin Kaymer, Harrington and Peter Hanson went out with Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher with Edoardo Molinari and his brother Francesco taking on Ian Poulter and Miguel Angel Jimenez.

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Colsaerts and Poulter join world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Johnnie Walker winner Paul Lawrie, McDowell, Francesco Molinari, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Peter Hanson and Kaymer in the team for the September 28-30 event.

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