<p>Phil Mickelson narrowly missed out on a sixth major victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday but the 44-year-old would take some consolation from the fact he had played his way onto the United States Ryder Cup team for a record 10th time.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Heading into the year's final major, the American left-hander had been one spot outside the automatic top-nine selections for Tom Watson's team to take on holders Europe in Gleneagles, Scotland from September 26-28.<br /><br />The other automatic qualifiers for the team were Masters champion Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Walker, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Zach Johnson.<br /><br />The man dropping out of the automatic spots was Jason Dufner, who withdrew from Valhalla during the opening round. Captain Watson will announce his three wildcard picks on September 2.<br /></p>
<p>Phil Mickelson narrowly missed out on a sixth major victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday but the 44-year-old would take some consolation from the fact he had played his way onto the United States Ryder Cup team for a record 10th time.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Heading into the year's final major, the American left-hander had been one spot outside the automatic top-nine selections for Tom Watson's team to take on holders Europe in Gleneagles, Scotland from September 26-28.<br /><br />The other automatic qualifiers for the team were Masters champion Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Walker, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Zach Johnson.<br /><br />The man dropping out of the automatic spots was Jason Dufner, who withdrew from Valhalla during the opening round. Captain Watson will announce his three wildcard picks on September 2.<br /></p>