US Ryder Cup team adds familiar picks with Fowler and Thomas

Spieth, Scheffler to play for the U.S. in Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup captain's picks were announced from the PGA of America headquarters in Frisco this morning. The outcome was good for North Texas golf great Jordan Spieth. Hometown favorite Scottie Scheffler was automatically selected.

FRISCO, Texas - U.S. captain Zach Johnson filled out his Ryder Cup team with familiar faces in Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, along with LIV Golf player Brooks Koepka, as the Americans try to end three decades of losing on European soil.

Johnson also went with Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa and Sam Burns, who will make his Ryder Cup debut in Rome having not won a match in a home Presidents Cup last fall.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 01: Jordan Spieth hits his tee shot at the fourth hole during the first round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany on December 1, 2022 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. (Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Among those Johnson left out were Cameron Young, who finished at No. 9 in the Ryder Cup standings, and Keegan Bradley, who won twice this season and finished 11th in the standings.

Thomas was getting the most attention because he was No. 15 in the standings, has gone 15 months without winning and failed to finish among the top 70 who reached the FedEx Cup playoffs this month.

Thomas, however, is considered the emotional spark for the U.S. team. He has a 6-2-1 record in two Ryder Cups and pairs well with Spieth, the three-time major champion who has played in every Ryder Cup since 2014.

PGA of America to announce Ryder Cup picks

Golf fans from around the world focus on Frisco Tuesday morning, the new home of the PGA of America. That's where Shannon Murray is awaiting the U.S. captain's picks for the Ryder Cup.

The matches are Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Marco Simone outside Rome. The Americans have not won away from home since 1993 at The Belfry in England — some Americans on this team were not even born at the time.

Europe's team does not get finalized until after the European Masters this week in Switzerland. Luke Donald also has six captain's picks.