Team USA

The American Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III has confirmed his 12-man team that will do battle with Europe on home soil at Medinah Golf and Country Club in September.

Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson confirmed their places in the team following the Deutchse Bank Championship, leaving Love with some very strong contenders all vying for four spots in his team.

2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk, world number 10 Steve Stricker, world number 14 Dustin Johnson, in-form Brandt Snedeker, fan favourite Rickie Fowler and  Accenture Matchplay Champion Hunter Mahan were all vying it out for one of Love’s four wildcard picks.

Ultimately, the American went to for…..

 

THE CAPTAIN

DAVIS LOVE III

AGE: 48
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: 131
PRO WINS: 21
MAJORS: One
RC APPEARANCES: ’93, ’95, ’97, ’99, ’02 & ’04
RC RECORD: W9-L12-H3

 

THE TEAM

TIGER WOODS

AGE: 36
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: Three
PRO WINS: 101
MAJORS: 14
RC APPEARANCES: ’97, ’99, ’02, ’04, ’06’ & ’10
RC RECORD: W13-L14-H2

PHIL MICKELSON

AGE: 42
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: 22
PRO WINS: 48
MAJORS: Four
RC APPEARANCES: ’95, ’97, ’99, ’02, ’04, ’06, ’08 & ’10
RC RECORD: W11-L17-H6

BUBBA WATSON

AGE: 33
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: Eight
PRO WINS: Six
MAJORS: One
RC APPEARANCES: ’10
RC RECORD: W1-L3-H0

JASON DUFNER

AGE: 35
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: Seven
PRO WINS: Four
MAJORS: None
RC APPEARANCES: Rookie
RC RECORD: N/A

KEEGAN BRADLEY

AGE: 26
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: 12
PRO WINS: Seven
MAJORS: One
RC APPEARANCES: Rookie
RC RECORD: N/A

MATT KUCHAR

AGE: 35
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: Seven
PRO WINS: Seven
MAJORS: None
RC APPEARANCES: ’10
RC RECORD: W1-L1-H2

 

WEBB SIMPSON

AGE: 27
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: Five
PRO WINS: Three
MAJORS: One
RC APPEARANCES: Rookie
RC RECORD: N/A

ZACH JOHNSON

AGE: 36
NATIONALITY: American
WORLD RANKING: 11
PRO WINS: 23
MAJORS: One
RC APPEARANCES: ’06 & ’10
RC RECORD: W3-L3-H1

 

 

THE WILDCARDS

 

          JIM FURYK 

          AGE: 42
          NATIONALITY: American
          WORLD RANKING: 30
          PRO WINS: 26
          MAJORS: One
          RC APPEARANCES: ’97, ’99, ’02, ’04, ’06, ’08 & ’10
          RC RECORD: W8-L-15-H4

       STEVE STRICKER

       AGE: 45
       NATIONALITY: American
       WORLD RANKING: 10
       PRO WINS: 20
       MAJORS: None
       RC APPEARANCES: ’08 & ’10
       RC RECORD: W3-L3-H1

         
           DUSTIN JOHNSON

          AGE: 28
          NATIONALITY: American
          WORLD RANKING: 14
          PRO WINS: Eight
          MAJORS: None
          RC APPEARANCES: ’10
          RC RECORD: W1-L3-H0


       BRANDT SNEDEKER
 

       AGE: 31
       NATIONALITY: American
       WORLD RANKING: 18
       PRO WINS: Five       
       MAJORS:
None
       RC APPEARANCES: Rookie
       RC RECORD: N/A