Ryder Cup 2023: Meet Team USA including Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas [Video]

The United States aim to retain the Ryder Cup in Rome and capture its first win on away soil since 1993 at the Belfry.

The Stars and Stripes are favourites to defend the trophy they claimed with a dominant victory at Whistling Straits in 2021.

Zach Johnson has a wealth of options and is boosted by Brooks Koepka, the only LIV Golf player in Rome.

Koepka, together with Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman, the USA have three of this year’s four major winners, bolstering the Americans’ hopes of winning in Italy.

Here, Independent Sport examines the strengths and weaknesses from Johnson’s team.

How was the team selected?

Qualification for Team USA began in March 2022 and closed on 20 August 2023.

The USA selected six players on the points list to automatically quality and then …