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Meet the 12 players and captains representing Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Italy

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Team USA.

After the conclusion of the 2023 BMW Championship the six automatic qualifiers for the U.S. team bound for Marco Simone Golf and Country Club and the 2023 Ryder Cup were confirmed. Following the Tour Championship, captain Zach Johnson announced his six captain’s picks that would join the team near Rome, Italy.

Of the 12 players on the roster, four will make their debut in the biennial event against the Europeans, who haven’t lost on home soil since 1993.

Get to know all 12 players and the captains who will represent the red, white and blue in the 44th playing of the Ryder Cup.

MORE: Check out Team USA’s Ryder Cup uniforms

Scottie Scheffler

Team USA’s Scottie Scheffler walks to the 11th hole during a Ryder Cup singles match at the Whistling Straits Golf Course Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Haven, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Age: 27
World Ranking: 1
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 2-0-1

The World No. 1 earned the first spot on Team USA and will make his second Ryder Cup appearance after a 2-0-1 showing in 2021 that included a Sunday singles win against Jon Rahm, 4 and 3.

Last season was Scheffler’s coming out party as the Texan earned four wins, including his first major at the Masters, as well as four runner-up finishes and 11 top 10s. The 27-year-old has kept the party going this season with two more wins and an astounding 13 top-five finishes in 22 events.

Wyndham Clark

Wyndham Clark poses with the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 29
World Ranking: 10
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut

Clark officially clinched his spot five days after Scheffler thanks to an impressive season that included seven top-10 and 13 top-25 finishes on Tour with wins at the U.S. Open and Wells Fargo Championship. He previously represented the U.S. at the 2014 Palmer Cup where he earned one point out of four and lost to Jon Rahm, 4 and 3, in Saturday singles.

Patrick Cantlay

Team USA player Patrick Cantlay reacts to his putt on the ninth green during day two foursomes rounds for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 31
World Ranking: 5
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-0-1

Cantlay has been a menace while representing the red, white and blue, especially when paired with good friend Xander Schauffele. Each was 3-1-0 at the 2022 Presidents Cup, 2-1-0 when paired together. At the 2021 Ryder Cup, with both players making their debut, they were 2-0-0 in foursomes, and Cantlay rolled Shane Lowry, 4 and 2, in his singles debut to finish the week in Wisconsin 3-0-1, tied for the most points on the team.

Brian Harman

Brian Harman holds the Claret Jug after winning the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 36
World Ranking: 9
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut

The reigning Champion Golfer of the Year has never represented the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, but he was a two-time member of Team USA at both the Walker Cup (2005, 2009) and Palmer Cup (2006, 2007) as an amateur. Harman has earned 12 top-25 and seven top-10 finishes on Tour this season, including three runner-up showings.

Max Homa

Max Homa of the United States Team looks on prior to the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Country Club on September 19, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Age: 32
World Ranking: 7
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut

The fan-favorite was impressive in his Presidents Cup debut last fall (4-0-0) and Team USA will rely on Homa again in Italy. So far this season the 32-year-old has two wins and 11 top-10 finishes.

Xander Schauffele

Xander Schauffele celebrates after winning the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Age: 29
World Ranking: 6
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-1-0

Schauffele hasn’t missed a cut in 21 starts this season on Tour and has 17 top-25 finishes, including ten in the top 10.

Brooks Koepka

Team USA player Brooks Koepka poses for a photo during a practice round for the 43rd Ryder Cup golf competition at Whistling Straits. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 32
World Ranking: 14
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2016, 2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 6-5-1

Koepka won the PGA Championship and finished T-2 at the Masters and T-17 at the U.S. Open to earn an automatic spot on the squad. In five LIV starts since his PGA win, Koepka has finished T-12, 3, T-17, T-38 and T-38.

Jordan Spieth

Jordan Spieth reacts to a putt on the second green during the morning foursome matches in the 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in 2016. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 30
World Ranking: 12
Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 8-7-3

Spieth was a perfect 5-0-0 at the Presidents Cup last fall. Over 20 starts this season, Spieth has earned seven top-10 finishes, including a runner-up at the RBC Heritage.

Justin Thomas

Team USA player Justin Thomas reacts to his putt on the 9th hole during day one four-ball matches for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 30
World Ranking: 26
Ryder Cup appearances: 2 (2018, 2021)
Ryder Cup record: 6-2-1

Despite a down year that saw Thomas miss the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the 30-year-old earned a pick based on his team chemistry and impressive results in two previous appearances.

Collin Morikawa

Collin Morikawa and now wife Katherine Zhu at the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on Sept. 24, 2021, in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Age: 26
World Ranking: 19
Ryder Cup appearances: 1 (2021)
Ryder Cup record: 3-0-1

Morikawa was impressive in his Ryder Cup debut last go around and enters the event off a season that didn’t feature any wins but did include 10 top 25s and a pair of runners-up.

Rickie Fowler

U.S. Ryder Cup team player Rickie Fowler displays his new USA haircut as he practices on the driving range ahead of the start of the golf tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Age: 34
World Ranking: 25
Ryder Cup appearances: 4 (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Ryder Cup record: 3-7-5

Fowler’s bounce-back year saw him finish runner-up at the Zozo before winning the Rocket Mortgage and earning eight top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the U.S. Open.

Sam Burns

Sam Burns watches his drive on the third tee during the final round of the 2023 BMW Championship. (Photo: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 27
World Ranking: 21
Ryder Cup appearances: Debut

Burns went 0-3-2 in his Presidents Cup debut last fall but proved he’s not to be messed with in match play with his win at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in March.

Captain: Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson in a press conference during the Ryder Cup 2023 Year to Go Media Event at Marco Simone Golf Club on October 04, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Age: 47
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Ryder Cup record: 8-7-2

Vice-captain: Stewart Cink

Stewart Cink celebrates his putt on the 17th green during the opening round of foursomes on the second day of the 2010 Ryder Cup.

Age: 50
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Ryder Cup record: 5-7-7

Vice-captain: Fred Couples

Vice-captain Fred Couples of team United States looks on prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 21, 2021 in Haven, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Age: 63
Ryder Cup appearances: 5 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)
Ryder Cup record: 7-9-4

Vice-captain: Jim Furyk

U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk at the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris, France. (Photo: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Age: 53
Ryder Cup appearances: 9 (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Ryder Cup record: 10-20-4

Vice-captain: Davis Love III

Captain Davis Love III holds the Ryder Cup at the closing ceremonies after defeating Europe at 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/PGA of America via Getty Images)

Age: 59
Ryder Cup appearances: 6 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004)
Ryder Cup record: 9-12-5

Vice-captain: Steve Stricker

Team USA captain Steve Stricker poses with Ryder Cup after the United State beat Europe for the 43rd Ryder Cup golf competition at Whistling Straits. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 56
Ryder Cup appearances: 3 (2008, 2010, 2012)
Ryder Cup record: 3-7-1

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