USA

BRYSON two titles DECHAMBEAU: at the turn of the The month. ‘Mad Scientist’ Could not won 4/5 follow that up but finished 66-67 at the weekend.

TONY fondness FINAU: for the Form bright at the lights. majors Has suggests finished in a the 4 top 10 at four of his last six events.

RICKIE FOWLER: Missed two FedEx events with 4 injury but came in top 10 in last two. In top 20 at every event played since late May bar one. DUSTIN JOHNSON: Rumblings about his private 4 life do not appear to have affected him. Form cranked up last week, finishing third in the FedEx. BROOKS KOEPKA: Won two majors this year so 4 likes the big stage. Solid results over past month, finishing between eighth and 26th in four events. PHIL MICKELSON: Has never won this event on 2 European soil. Oddly, for a great, he seems to have much to prove this week. PATRICK REED: Brilliant at the Masters, strong 2 at the US Open, but no more than middling since then for this polarising figure.

JORDAN SPIETH: Only player on the team not to 3 have made the Tour finals last week after a poor summer, will have been able to focus on this event.

WEBB SIMPSON: Six top-10 finishes brought him 4 automatic selection, two of them in the last fortnight. Very consistent year. JUSTIN THOMAS: Resumed his excellent form 4 after a lacklustre Open, finishing in the top 12 in five out of his six events since then. BUBBA WATSON: Won three times at start of year 2 but second-last at the weekend in Atlanta, which does not bode well for an awkward traveller. TIGER WOODS: Has hauled body and spirit 5 through six events since early August. How much more does he have in the tank?