Russell Knox believes his recent victory on the PGA Tour should be more deserving of a European Ryder Cup wildcard pick than Thomas Pieters' dramatic success in Denmark.

Darren Clarke is set to announce his three picks tomorrow at 12.30pm from the Wentworth Club ballroom in Surrey.

Knox will still be in his Long Island hotel room bed after having hosted a corporate outing yesterday on the famed Winged Foot course where USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111 captured the 1997 PGA Championship.

Knox ended his last round ahead of Clarke announcing his selections with a one under par 70 for a four-over par tally on the final day of the Barclays Championship at Bethpage Park.

Despite the already very uncomfortable hot and very humid conditions, Knox was clearly still affected by a mystery virus he’s battled with all week and picked-up from his wife’s niece.

However while the Scot looked run downed, Knox remained confident he has shown Clarke enough with two victories in the European Ryder Cup 50-week qualifying period to warrant a Hazeltine pick.

“This bug I’ve had all week and the heat has really sucked all my energy this week as I was starting to hack it around out there,” he said.

“But then standing here now I really don’t know if I’m going to get a pick or not.”

In fact, Knox ended his round with Pieters just a shot from the lead with a handful of holes to complete in the Made in Denmark event and it prompted him to ask: “Did Pieters win?”

Indeed, an hour after Knox ended his round Pieters holed a four-foot birdie putt, and a third birdie in succession to shoot a 65 to win by a shot and also become the first Belgium-born to capture three Tour titles.

But when it was put to Knox surely Clarke cannot select Pieters, who would also be a Ryder Cup rookie, given the Belgium teed-up in Denmark three spots lower on the qualifying ‘World’ points table than Knox who missed out by one place.

As well, it was suggested to Knox his win on the PGA Tour was against a world-class field and on a day Jim Furyk shot a 58.

“That’s right and I agree with that,” said Knox.

“So I have that going for me but then if Pieters win then maybe we should both be on the team, I don’t know.

“It’s going to be interesting and while I should be still asleep when the picks are announced I know Darren will call me beforehand, so I really hope it is the phone call I will be expecting.

“It will be really great for my career and also be an amazing experience to play in a Ryder Cup so I feel like I deserve to be in the team.

“And if selected, I would bring to the European Team a strength in that my game is built on hitting a lot of fairways and a lot of greens and at times, as we saw a few weeks ago at the Travellers, I can also hole long putts.

“I can also make a lot of birdies, too.

“And a massive plus for me is that I have got so used over here in the States playing alongside guys like Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and other American players who will be on the U.S. Team.”

Indeed, Knox contested the opening two rounds of the Barclays alongside Spieth and with the double Major winning Texan declaring: “It would be ridiculous if Darren didn’t pick Russell for a ‘wildcard’ pick”.

“So I know what it's like playing in the States and feel so comfortable in front of the big American crowds we get at tournaments like this week at the Barclays,” said Knox.

“You take that putt I stood over at the last hole in Connecticut as that wasn’t easy not being an American but I showed then and also this week, I never give up and I don’t quit and I am proud of myself as despite feeling so terrible this week I managed to shoot under par today on one of the hardest courses in the U.S.

“It’s great also that guys like Jordan and others have come out supporting me for a pick but when it all boils down I only to persuade one person”.

But then Clarke’s choices only got harder after Pieters win in Denmark.

Six years ago, Eduardo Molinari birdied the last three holes to win at Gleneagles and then European Team captain, Colin Montgomerie handed him a ‘wildcard’ pick thus ensuring a record number of six rookies.

Clarke already has five rookies in this team and the big question now, and after selecting Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer as most observers agree, who gets the other pick – Knox or Pieters?

We will learn the answer to that question tomorrow.