Just because they have never played in a Ryder Cup before does not mean newcomers can't play well enough to make a crucial difference in this week's showdown at Bethpage Black.

The United States team boasts 12 players ranked in the world top 23 and has four rookies in third-ranked Russell Henley, US Open winner J.J. Spaun, Ben Griffin and Cameron Young.

"All these guys that are rookies, they performed at the highest level when they needed to to make the team," US captain Keegan Bradley said. "Being a bubble guy, I think, is the hardest amount of pressure I've ever played under.

"If you can go out there and win under those conditions, you can play well anywhere."

Europe captain Luke Donald returns 11 of 12 players from a 2023 win at Rome, the lone newcomer being Dane Rasmus Hojgaard, re

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