Ireland's Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell have not been included as Darren Clarke announced wildcard picks for the Ryder Cup.
The Dungannon man has named Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieter as his three captain's selections for the event.
It means Rory McIlroy will be the only Irish man in action as Europe seek to win the tournament for the fourth time in a row.
The selection also means there is no place in the team for Scotland's world number 20 Russell Knox, who finished 10th in qualifying, just 0.04 points ahead of Pieters.
Announcing his decision, Clarke said "Graeme and Luke [Donald] were close and leaving them out was hard, but they're just not on top of their game at the moment so it came down to a decision between Thomas and Russell Knox."
Russell Knox, ranked World No 20, sixth highest EUROPEAN in the world rankings, does not make the team.
— Greg Allen (@gregallenRTE) August 30, 2016
There must be a question mark over Westwood outside of what he brings to the team room. Only one top ten in 6 tournaments since end of May.
— Greg Allen (@gregallenRTE) August 30, 2016
With rookies filling five of the nine automatic qualifying places - albeit one of them being Masters champion Danny 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.
The 43-year-old's last victory came in Indonesia in April 2015, but he was joint second behind Willett at Augusta National and has recorded four other top-15 finishes from a limited schedule.
Kaymer's most recent win came when he claimed his second major title in the 2014 US Open, but six top-10s in his last 12 events - including sixth in the final event in Denmark - is coupled with experience of Europe's last three Ryder Cup wins, including securing the point which retained the trophy at Medinah.
Knox would have qualified if he had been a European Tour member when he won the WGC-HSBC Champions last November and boosted his case by adding the Travelers Championship earlier this month.
But Pieters' recent form proved irresistible after he finished fourth in the Olympics and second in the defence of his Czech Masters title the following week, before winning in Denmark on Sunday. The 24-year-old had carded opening rounds of 62 and 71 while playing alongside Clarke.
After confirming his picks at a press conference at Wentworth, Clarke reserved much of his praise for Pieters, saying: "Last week I played with him as I have many times over the qualification period.
Gutted not to be on the @RyderCupEurope team but can't argue with the captains picks. Look forward to cheering on the lads in a few weeks.
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) August 30, 2016
"As we teed off on Thursday morning Thomas knew exactly why I was playing with him.
"Prior to that there was a few other contenders I was thinking about as well, but he went out and played unbelievably and shot 62 - one of the finest 62s I've ever witnessed - and he made it look easy. And then on top of that he finished in the manner he started in to win the tournament.
"I'm very pleased and proud to have someone of Thomas Pieters' undoubted talent as part of that team."
Referring to Westwood and Kaymer, Clarke added on Sky Sports News HQ: "In Lee Westwood I've got one of the most experienced 'Ryder Cuppers' of all time.
"This will be his 10th appearance. He's played well this year, he was runner-up at Augusta and week in, week out he has been very solid.
"Martin Kaymer has had six top-10s in his recent events and is somewhat of a Ryder Cup stalwart. No one can forget the putt he holed at Medinah a few years ago.
"He's a man I have a huge amount of trust and belief in."
