PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Captain Corey Pavin selected Zach Johnson, Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink and Rickie Fowler Tuesday to complete the 12-player roster for the 2010 United States Ryder Cup Team. Johnson, Woods and Cink are all major champions and Ryder Cup veterans, with Fowler making his first appearance in the biennial competition. They join eight players who had earned automatic berths Aug. 15, following the 92nd PGA Championship.
Pavin made his selections at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, where The PGA of America was founded in 1916. He will guide the U.S. against Europe, Oct. 1-3, in the 38th Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.
The U. S. Team features five players overall making their first appearance on a U.S. Team as it bids to retain possession of the Ryder Cup, and earn its first victory in Europe since 1993. Europe will start four Ryder Cup rookies.
The remaining players earning automatic bids are led by world No. 2-ranked Phil Mickelson, who is joined in order of their finish in the U.S. Ryder Cup point standings by Hunter Mahan, Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Jeff Overton and Matt Kuchar.
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