A capsule take a look at the American staff within the Ryder Cup, to be performed Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy (listed so as they made the staff):
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
Age: 27
World rating: 1
Ryder Cup report: 2-0-1
Profession victories: 6
2023 victories: WM Phoenix Open, The Gamers Championship.
Majors: Masters (2022).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Bryson DeChambeau, Sam Burns.
Ryder Cup second: Opening with 4 straight birdies to construct a 4-up lead and beating Jon Rahm, 4 and three, at Whistling Straits.
Backspin: The world’s No. 1 participant is the premier ball-striker in golf. The eye over the past half of the 12 months was not making putts.
WYNDHAM CLARK
Age: 29
World rating: 10
Ryder Cup report: Rookie
Profession victories: 2
2023 victories: Wells Fargo Championship, U.S. Open.
Majors: U.S. Open (2023).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: None.
Ryder Cup second: Successful his first main to safe a spot on the staff.
Backspin: Clark was No. 204 on this planet rating the final time the Ryder Cup was performed. His two wins this 12 months have been the U.S. Open over Rory McIlroy and the Wells Fargo Championship over Xander Schauffele.
BRIAN HARMAN
Age: 36
World rating: 9
Ryder Cup report: Rookie
Profession victories: 3
2023 victories: British Open.
Majors: British Open (2023).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: None.
Ryder Cup second: By no means ending greater than seventeenth within the Ryder Cup standings till successful the British Open and ending third.
Backspin: His placing and grit at all times suited him for match play, and he has a specific toughness about him in terms of enjoying for the flag.
PATRICK CANTLAY
Age: 31
World rating: 5
Ryder Cup report: 3-0-1
Profession victories: 8
2023 victories: None.
Majors: None.
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas.
Ryder Cup second: Going unbeaten in 4 matches in his first Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
Backspin: One in all 5 gamers on the U.S. staff who went winless in 2023.
MAX HOMA
Age: 32
World rating: 7
Ryder Cup report: Rookie
Profession victories: 6
2023 victories: Farmers Insurance coverage Open.
Majors: None.
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Tony Finau, Billy Horschel.
Ryder Cup second: Seeing the dimensions of the primary tee at Marco Simone and realizing this wasn’t the Presidents Cup.
Backspin: Homa went 4-0 in his first staff expertise on the Presidents Cup and is able to pairing with a number of gamers.
XANDER SCHAUFFELE
Age: 29
World rating: 6
Ryder Cup report: 3-1-0
Profession victories: 8
2023 victories: None.
Majors: None.
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson
Ryder Cup second: Lighting up his cigar after the U.S. victory at Whistling Straits.
Backspin: Very similar to Cantlay, he has no actual weak point to his recreation apart from not successful extra usually. Brings a no-nonsense angle to the matches.
BROOKS KOEPKA
Age: 33
World rating: 15
Ryder Cup report: 6-5-1
Profession victories: 14
2023 victories: LIV Golf-Orlando, PGA Championship.
Majors: U.S. Open (2017, 2018), PGA Championship (2018, 2019, 2023).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Brandt Snedeker, Dustin Johnson, Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth.
Ryder Cup second: Tying for fourth within the 2016 PGA Championship on an injured ankle in a bid to make his first Ryder Cup staff (he did).
Backspin: The one participant from LIV Golf at Marco Simone. His report within the majors speaks for itself. However he hasn’t carried out properly since June.
JORDAN SPIETH
Age: 30
World rating: 12
Ryder Cup report: 8-7-3
Profession victories: 16
2023 victories: None.
Majors: Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015), British Open (2017).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka.
Ryder Cup second: Almost working into Lake Michigan after an unimaginable shot on the aspect of a steep hill at Whistling Straits.
Backspin: Famend for his placing and his partnership with Justin Thomas. He has by no means received a singles match in 4 Ryder Cups.
COLLIN MORIKAWA
Age: 26
World rating: 19
Ryder Cup report: 3-0-1
Profession victories: 6
2023 victories: None.
Majors: PGA Championship (2020), British Open (2021).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Dustin Johnson, Cameron Younger.
Ryder Cup second: Getting the Ryder Cup-clinching level at Whistling Straits in the one match he didn’t win all week (it was a halve).
Backspin: His driving and iron play is getting again to his commonplace. The 2 companions he’s had in staff competitors should not on the staff.
SAM BURNS
Age: 27
World rating: 20
Ryder Cup report: Rookie
Profession victories: 5
2023 victories: WGC-Dell Match Play.
Majors: None.
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Scottie Scheffler.
Ryder Cup second: Getting left off 2021 staff in favor of finest pal Scottie Scheffler.
Backspin: He received the Dell Match Play in March primarily based on his placing, one among his best belongings. He and Scheffler have been ineffective at Presidents Cup.
RICKIE FOWLER
Age: 34
World rating: 25
Ryder Cup report: 3-7-5
Profession victories: 10
2023 victories: Rocket Mortgage Traditional.
Majors: None.
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Jimmy Walker, Patrick Reed, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Gary Woodland.
Ryder Cup second: Falling 3 right down to Edoardo Molinari after which successful the final three holes for a halve at Celtic Manor in 2010.
Backspin: He ended a four-year successful drought in July. A controversial decide, primarily as a result of he has a 1-6-5 Ryder Cup report on the street and went three Ryder Cups earlier than successful his first match.
JUSTIN THOMAS
Age: 30
World rating: 24
Ryder Cup report: 6-2-1
Profession victories: 15
2023 victories: None.
Majors: PGA Championship (2017, 2022).
Ryder Cup/Presidents Cup companions: Rickie Fowler, Daniel Berger, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay.
Ryder Cup second: Taking down Rory McIlroy in singles in his Ryder Cup debut.
Backspin: He’ll get scrutiny for being a captain’s decide with out reaching the FedEx Cup playoffs. However this decide was by no means doubtful. His Ryder Cup report and keenness make him exhausting to depart off the staff.
___
AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
