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
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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
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THE TEAM
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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
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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
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BUBBA WATSON
AGE: 33 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: Eight PRO WINS: Six MAJORS: One RC APPEARANCES: ’10 RC RECORD: W1-L3-H0
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JASON DUFNER
AGE: 35 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: Seven PRO WINS: Four MAJORS: None RC APPEARANCES: Rookie RC RECORD: N/A
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KEEGAN BRADLEY
AGE: 26 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: 12 PRO WINS: Seven MAJORS: One RC APPEARANCES: Rookie RC RECORD: N/A
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MATT KUCHAR
AGE: 35 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: Seven PRO WINS: Seven MAJORS: None RC APPEARANCES: ’10 RC RECORD: W1-L1-H2
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WEBB SIMPSON
AGE: 27 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: Five PRO WINS: Three MAJORS: One RC APPEARANCES: Rookie RC RECORD: N/A
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ZACH JOHNSON
AGE: 36 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: 11 PRO WINS: 23 MAJORS: One RC APPEARANCES: ’06 & ’10 RC RECORD: W3-L3-H1
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THE WILDCARDS
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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
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STEVE STRICKER
AGE: 45 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: 10 PRO WINS: 20 MAJORS: None RC APPEARANCES: ’08 & ’10 RC RECORD: W3-L3-H1
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DUSTIN JOHNSON
AGE: 28 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: 14 PRO WINS: Eight MAJORS: None RC APPEARANCES: ’10 RC RECORD: W1-L3-H0
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BRANDT SNEDEKER
AGE: 31 NATIONALITY: American WORLD RANKING: 18 PRO WINS: Five MAJORS: None RC APPEARANCES: Rookie RC RECORD: N/A
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