Profile of US Ryder Cup team

A brief look at the 12-man U.S. Ryder Cup team that will face Europe in the biennial competition this week at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome.

SAM BURNS

Age: 27

World ranking: 20

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: None

Burns brings solid match play experience to Rome having won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event in March for his fifth career PGA Tour title.

PATRICK CANTLAY

Age: 31

World ranking: 5

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: 1, 3-1/2

Cantlay did not find the winner's circle on the PGA Tour this year but possesses a well-rounded game and has been inside the top 10 in the world rankings since June 2021.

WYNDHAM CLARK

Age: 29

World ranking: 10

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: None

Clark enjoyed a breakout season during which he notched his first PGA Tour win in May followed by his U.S. Open triumph in June at Los Angeles Country Club to become the second player to automatically qualify for the U.S. team.

RICKIE FOWLER

Age: 34

World ranking: 25

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: 4, 5-1/2

Fowler, one of the most experienced members of the U.S. team and also one of the sport's most popular personalities, snapped a four-year winless drought in July and returns to the Ryder Cup after not making the 2021 squad.

BRIAN HARMAN

Age: 36

World ranking: 9

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: None

The reigning British Open champion is one of four rookies on the American squad but is no stranger to match play experience having played on the winning side of the Walker Cup amateur team competition in 2005 and 2009.

MAX HOMA

Age: 32

World ranking: 7

Previous Ryder Cup appearances/points: None

After losing his PGA Tour card twice, Homa has showed he is not one to give up, and will undoubtedly draw on the experience he gained