Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth among Davis Love III picks to fill out stacked U.S. roster for Presidents Cup

It won't quite be Alabama's top-ranked football team playing Akron on its home field, but the U.S. figures to be an overwhelming favorite to defeat the International team for the ninth straight time in the Presidents Cup in two weeks.

U.S. team captain Davis Love III filled out his remaining roster spots Wednesday with six of the top 26 players in the Official World Golf Ranking: Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel, Cameron Young, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner.

They'll join world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns and Tony Finau on the U.S. team.

It will be the youngest U.S. team in Presidents Cup history with an average age of 29.6 years. The Presidents Cup is scheduled for Sept. 21-25 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Even though a stacked U.S. team will be the favorites, Love said it will have to play well under pressure.

«It's still going to be that stadium, that first tee, American flags and 'Go USA,'» Love said. «This is their 12-man team that has never played together before. They want to win for this team. I don't think we'll have to do too much messaging or motivation. Certainly, you don't want to be on a losing team ever.»

The International team's highest-ranked players are Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and South Korea's Sungjae Im, who are 16th and 18th, respectively. Two of the International team's anticipated stars, Australia's Cameron Smith and Chile's Joaquin Niemann, are ineligible for the team after defecting to the LIV Golf circuit.

«We understand exactly the mountain that we have in front of us: Possibly the best American team ever assembled if you look at them on paper with their accomplishments and what their world rankings