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Ryder Cup expert picks
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There are 12 golfers for each team contending in the 2016 Ryder Cup. Eight of them have never played in a Ryder Cup, and six of those are on the European side. The U.S. has a demonstrably better team as its golfers, on average, check in at No. 16 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Europe's are ranked No. 27 on average.
Of course, the U.S. also had a better team based on OWGR in 2014, and it got drilled when the matches began.