Meet the 2018 USA Ryder Cup team
Brooks Koepka has been one of the US’s leading players on tour this year and lead the qualifying points thanks to his wins at Shinnecock Hills and Bellerive but who else makes the 2018 US Ryder Cup team?
Jim Furyk will take his team to Paris to attempt to defend the trophy and win on European soil for the first time since 1993.
Here’s the lowdown on his players…
2018 USA Ryder Cup team: The captain
Jim Furyk
Ryder Cup appearances: 9 (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
2018 USA Ryder Cup team: The players
Brooks Koepka
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2016)
Overall record: 3-1-0
Foursomes record: 1-0-0
Fourball record: 1-1-0
Singles record: 1-0-0
Points won: 3
Dustin Johnson
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2010, 2012, 2016)
Overall record: 6-5-0
Foursomes record: 1-1-0
Fourball record: 2-4-0
Singles record: 3-0-0
Points won: 6
Justin Thomas
Ryder Cup appearances: Rookie
Patrick Reed
Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2014, 2016)
Overall record: 6-2-1
Foursomes record: 1-0-2
Fourball record: 3-1-0
Singles record: 2-0-0
Points won: 7
Bubba Watson
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2010, 2012, 2014)
Overall record: 3-8-0
Foursomes record: 0-2-0
Fourball record: 3-3-0
Singles record: 0-3-0
Points won: 3
Jordan Spieth
Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2014, 2016)
Overall record: 4-3-2
Foursomes record: 1-0-2
Fourball record: 3-1-0
Singles record: 0-2-0
Points won: 5
Rickie Fowler
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2010, 2014, 2016)
Overall record: 2-4-5
Foursomes record: 1-2-2
Fourball record: 0-1-2
Singles record: 1-1-1
Points won: 4.5
Webb Simpson
Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2012, 2014)
Overall record: 2-3-1
Foursomes record: 0-1-0
Fourball record: 2-1-0
Singles record: 0-1-1
Points won: 2.5
2018 USA Ryder Cup team: The picks
Tiger Woods
Ryder Cup appearances: 7 (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012)
Overall record: 13-17-3
Foursomes record: 4-8-1
Fourball record: 5-8-0
Singles record: 4-1-2
Points won: 14.5
Phil Mickelson
Ryder Cup appearances: 11 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Overall record: 18-20-7
Foursomes record: 5-7-4
Fourball record: 8-8-2
Singles record: 8-5-1
Points won: 21.5
Bryson DeChambeau
Ryder Cup appearances: Rookie
Tony Finau
Ryder Cup appearances: Rookie
Now meet Team Europe
Matthew Beedle
Matthew has been playing golf since he was around 13 and took up the game at a local nine-hole municipal course with his friends before joining Pontefract & District Golf Club just over the hedge.
Still a member of Pontefract with a handicap of 3, he currently sits on the board of directors to help with digital and marketing initiatives in order to improve membership and visitor income.
Matthew graduated university with a First Class in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University and has been working in the golf industry since graduating.
NCG’s social media & marketing manager, Matthew’s main job role is to increase website traffic to the National Club Golfer website via our email and social media channels as well as driving entries to grow our NCG Top 100s Tour events amongst other tasks.
Not one to change his equipment too often, Matthew currently plays the TaylorMade M2 driver which has lasted the test of time in his bag. Elsewhere, you’ll find him using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 three-wood with a Ping G425 Crossover 2-iron to aid his long game.
Through his 4-iron to Gap Wedge, Matthew uses the Ping i500 irons accompanied by Ping’s Glide 3.0 56-degree and 60-degree wedges.
Another club that has stood the test of time in his bag is a Nike Method Core MC-3i putter which has had to have the SuperStroke grip changed at least three times. Ball of choice is the Titleist ProV1.
