U.S. Team

The caddie pointed at a line left of the fairway bunker on No. 4 of Whistling Straits’ Straits Course, urging me to swing away at a target that I simply couldn’t see or even properly imagine. The only comfortable grassy stretch appears to sit farther to the right than the caddie indicated, perhaps offering a bit of a bailout on this tee shot?

This is a Ryder Cup three years in the making. An unprecedented pandemic delay pushed the festivities back an entire year, while also changing the composition of both teams that will face off this week at Whistling Straits.

When Scottie Scheffler was selected for his first U.S. Ryder Cup team, one of six additions made earlier this month by Captain Steve Stricker, he put the honor into perspective.

The Americans needed a win. It had been eight long years since a raucous scene at Valhalla for the U.S.

With Ryder Cup week here, we finally have full rosters to analyze. Just days after Steve Stricker rounded out the American squad with six captain’s picks, Padraig Harrington made the final selections for Team Europe.

Things had reached a low point for American hopes in the Ryder Cup. After decades filled with dominant performances, the U.S. side just endured three straight losses for the first time in the history of the biennial matches.

The U.S. Ryder Cup team is complete.

For some, it’s the single most memorable shot in Ryder Cup history. Staring down a six-footer to decide the entire outcome of the 1991 Ryder Cup, not before or since has a player faced the stakes that Bernhard Langer did 30 years ago.

After an exciting conclusion to the qualifying period, U.S. Captain Steve Stricker now knows the names of half the players he’ll take with him to Whistling Straits.

Patrick Cantlay Residence: North Palm Beach, Florida Age: 29 World Ranking: 4 Ryder Cup ranking: 6 Ryder Cup appearances: first appearance U.S. Ryder Cup record: first appearance There was so much on the line late Sunday at Caves Valley during the final round of the BMW Championship.