Ryder Cup: Early 2016 Team USA Candidates

Golf: 40th Ryder Cup: Team USA fans victorious in gallery during Sunday Singles Matches on PGA Centenary Course at The Gleneagles Hotel.Auchterarder, Scotland 9/28/2014CREDIT: Robert Beck (Photo by Robert Beck /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)(Set Number: X158703 TK6 ) /

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AUCHTERARDER, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: Phil Mickelson in action during the Singles Matches of the 2014 Ryder Cup on the PGA Centenary course at the Gleneagles Hotel on September 28, 2014 in Auchterarder, Scotland (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) /

#6 Phil Mickelson (3261.735 Ryder Cup Points)

Lefty!!! How can the veteran not be on the team!? Mickelson is such a great competitor. He recently has gotten in trouble with Insider Trading but, this shouldn’t be a factor on the golf course and will hopefully be long forgotten about 4 months from now. The lefty is a classic and has been on been on the squad for years. His first Ryder Cup was back in 1995 and he has the longest active streak of 10 straight appearances. So, I think I am allowed to call this man a veteran of the Ryder Cup.

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