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J.B. Holmes named as captain’s pick to the USA Ryder Cup team

Team USA captain David Love III named three new members to his team for the Ryder Cup this morning. Once the eight automatic qualifiers were determined, he selected Ricky Fowler, Matt Kuchar, and former Kentucky Wildcat J.B. Holmes as captain’s picks.

Fowler, Kuchar, and Holmes will join Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Zach Johnson to take on the Europeans at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.

"There were questions as late as last night,'' Love told the press. "We went through a lot of scenarios.