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Tiger, Stricker, Furyk named Ryder vice-captains

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Tiger Woods tees off during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 23, 2015 in Greensboro, North Carolina (AFP Photo/Jared C. Tilton)

St. Simons Island (United States) (AFP) - Tiger Woods, a 14-time major winner and seven-time member of the US Ryder Cup team, will be among America's 2016 vice-captains, US captain Davis Love said Wednesday.

On the eve of the US PGA's RSM Classic hosted by Love, he announced that Woods, Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk would join Tom Lehman as vice-captains on the US squad that tries to reclaim the trophy from holders Europe.