Scottie Scheffler’s dominance continued at The 153rd Open Championship, with the World No.1 racing to a convincing four stroke victory at Royal Portrush.
Both he and Rory McIlroy have already secured their spots on Team USA and Team Europe for the Ryder Cup in September and, between now and then, there is still plenty of golf to be played to decide who will be part of the 12-man sides at Bethpage Black.
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Captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald will have plenty of options and, although some players are all-but guaranteed places on the team, some will be on the fringes and looking in at a potential spot.
As the final men’s Major finished, attention turned to the team event and, below, three Golf Monthly writers have predicted who will be on Team USA and Team Europe.
Notably, some big names will miss out, so who are we backing to be in New York in September?
Team USA
Jordan Spieth has made five Ryder Cup appearances
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- Scottie Scheffler
- Xander Schauffele
- JJ Spaun
- Russell Henley
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Harris English
- Justin Thomas
- Collin Morikawa
- Maverick McNealy
- Patrick Cantlay
- Sam Burns
- Jordan Spieth
I am actually surprised by how easy it was to select my US side as things stand. The top six are all locks for me and the wildcards of today were fairly clear – Thomas, Morikawa, McNealy, Cantlay, Burns and Spieth.
Thomas is World No.4 and eighth in Data Golf, so that’s an easy pick, while Morikawa is a no-brainer despite his form tailing off recently.
McNealy made the cut in all four Majors this year, has great Walker Cup experience and is World No.18, so that’s another easy pick, as is Cantlay. He might have missed his last three Major cuts but he is still 17th in Data Golf and has built up plenty of credit in the bank from his previous team performances. He and Schauffele are a team you can’t be without for 18 holes of match play.
Burns led the US Open after 54 holes and is 18th in Data Golf, so I have no problems picking him, while Spieth is Thomas’ partner and someone you want on your roster, even though he isn’t the player he once was.
The idea of Bradley playing just doesn’t sit right with me, so I have not even considered him – especially as he isn’t in the top six of the standings.
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