Phil Mickelson
Age: 38
Caps: 6
Record: P20 W9 H3 L8
World Ranking: 2
Majors: 3

Among players competing in this year's Ryder Cup, Mickelson leads in tour victories (34 at the time of his selection) and Ryder Cup appearances. With Tiger Woods missing the Cup recovering from knee surgery, Mickelson is the most experienced member of the US team.

Stewart Cink
Age: 35
Caps: 3
Record: P12 W3 H4 L5
World Ranking: 10
Majors: 0

Cink's laid-back nature will be counted on by US captain Paul Azinger to help calm the nerves of the US team's younger members. Put in a strong showing in Ireland four years ago crushing Sergio Garcia in the singles.

Kenny Perry
Age: 47
Caps: 1
Record: P2 W0 H0 L2
World Ranking: 17
Majors: 0

Perry's 22nd season on the PGA Tour has been his best. In less than half a season, the Kentucky native matched his career high in wins with three, and they came in a brief span of just five starts. Competing in this Ryder Cup in his home state was Perry's main goal entering the season, and he hopes he can atone for a disappointing playoff loss to Mark Brooks in the 1996 PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Jim Furyk
Age: 38
Caps: 5
Record: P20 W6 H2 L12
World Ranking: 9
Majors: 1

Furyk has won every year on the PGA Tour except his rookie season in 1994 and in 2004, when he missed three months due to injury. He had top-10 finishes in three straight majors starting at the 2002 PGA Championship and ending with a victory at the 2003 US Open, but has a surprisingly weak Ryder Cup record.

Anthony Kim
Age: 23
Caps: 0
World Ranking: 11
Majors: 0

Kim is one of the game's most promising young players. He has less than two full years on the US tour has won twice in 2008, at the Wachovia Championship and AT and T National.

Justin Leonard
Age: 36
Caps: 2
Record: P8 W0 H5 L3
World Ranking: 23
Majors: 1

Leonard's 45-foot putt in the 1999 Ryder Cup earned a decisive half-point in what became a stirring comeback win for the United States. As part of his 12 career wins, Leonard's lone major title came at the Open Championship in 1997.

Ben Curtis
Age: 31
Caps 0
World Ranking: 32
Majors: 1

Curtis crafted one of golf's stunning upsets, a victory at the 2003 Open Championship despite ranking outside the top 395 players in the world at the time. He added two more wins in 2006, and finished tied for second at the PGA Championship in August.

Boo Weekley
Age: 35
Caps: 0
World Ranking: 35
Majors: 0

Weekley captured his first USPGA Tour title in 2007, and defended that Heritage title this year, his third full season on the tour. His outgoing personality and deep Southern drawl have never been seen before at the Ryder Cup, and are sure to entertain all week.

Chad Campbell
Age: 34
Caps: 2
Record: P2, W1 H2 L3
World Ranking: 57
Majors: 0

Campbell is one of the best ball strikers on the US tour, whose length off the tee was cited by captain Paul Azinger as a factor in his selection as a captain's pick. The soft-spoken Texan should benefit from his appearances in the 2004 and '06 Ryder Cups, where he contributed 2 points in six matches.

J.B. Holmes
Age: 26
Caps: 0
World Ranking: 56
Majors: 0

Another Kentuckian sure to be buoyed by a home crowd, Holmes ranks third on the PGA Tour in driving distance and knows Valhalla intimately.

Hunter Mahan
Age: 26
Caps: 0
World Ranking: 36
Majors: 0

Mahan won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the 2007 Travelers Championship, was a captain's selection for the Presidents Cup and has recorded four career 62s. With four top-10 finishes in 24 events this year, Mahan has cooled some this summer with just one top 10 and two missed cuts in his last six starts.

Steve Stricker
Age: 41
Caps: 0
World Ranking: 8
Majors: 0

After languishing in golf's hinterland, Stricker has the distinction of being named the US tour's comeback player of the year two years in a row, in 2006 and 2007. This year, Stricker has posted five top-10 finishes, including a tie for seventh at the Open Championship.


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