Meet the 2018 USA Ryder Cup team
August 17, 2018 TeamsNCG runs down the players who have made Jim Furyk's Ryder Cup team to compete at Le Golf National
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
