Ryder Cup 2012: Who Will Be Left off Team USA?

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Published: August 6, 2012

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The first Ryder Cup matches were held in 1927 at the Worcester Country Club, in Worcester, Mass.  The 39th Ryder Cup matches will be held at the Medinah Country Club, near Chicago, Ill., September 28-30.

European captain Jose Maria Olazabal will have another very strong team. The Europeans currently hold the cup from their 14.5-13.5 win at Celtic Manor in 2010.

Eight Team USA members qualify automatically based on points earned through competition in PGA Tour events throughout 2011, to the conclusion of the PGA Championship, on August 12.

Team USA's captain, Davis Love, will then make four picks to round out the team in September.

The captain's picks will help to fill voids in the team. Short-game specialists are chosen to match up with long hitters for the two-man team competitions. Veteran players are chosen to match up with Ryder Cup rookies.

Davis Love will have some very interesting choices this year. 

The top 15 golfers on the current Ryder Cup points list are all very strong and would be excellent choices to join the team.

Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson currently make up the top eight qualifiers.

The first seven players not on the team—Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Brandt Snedeker, Dustin Johnson, and Bill Haas—will be hoping for calls from Davis Love.

Hunter Mahan has two wins in 2012, and one of those was the WGC-Accenture, a match-play event.  He took down Rory McIlroy in the final for his win.

Ryder Cup is all about match play. Hunter will be on Team USA.

Whether or not Steve Stricker earns enough points next week to make the team, Love will certainly pick him to provide a partner for Tiger Woods in the team events. Woods-Stricker has been a very formidable duo in past Ryder Cup and President...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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