Zach Johnson named US Ryder Cup captain

Two-time major winner Zach Johnson has been appointed captain of the United States Ryder Cup team for next year's contest in Italy.

The United States have not won the Ryder Cup on European soil since 1993, but stormed to a record 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits last year, with all 12 of their team ranked inside the world's top 21 at the time.

Johnson was an assistant captain to Steve Stricker in Wisconsin and also to Jim Furyk in Paris in 2018.

The 46-year-old, who won the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews, played in the Ryder Cup five times and was only on the winning side in his final appearance in 2016.

Zach Johnson to Captain @RyderCupUSA for the 44th Ryder Cup