In 2016, the U.S. snapped a streak of European Ryder Cup victories that included 2010 in Wales, 2012 in Illinois and 2014 in Scotland.
This weekend, the Americans will be looking to go back-to-back.
"This is certainly the best American Ryder Cup team to come over to Europe since 1997 and probably since 1981. That is why I truly fear our first defeat on home soil in 25 years," Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, a World Golf Hall of Famer and five-time major tournament runner-up, wrote in the Telegraph.
"... I hope I am completely wrong in all this, I really do.