With the Ryder Cup still more than 10 months away, former European captain Paul McGinley said it is "a bit strange" that the Americans have already named four of their five vice captains for Hazeltine.
On Wednesday, U.S. captain Davis Love III announced that Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker will join Tom Lehman as vice captains for the 2016 matches. A fifth assistant will be named at a later date.
Woods said that his goal is to be a playing assistant, while Furyk and Stricker are focused on either making the team or serving in a leadership role.