CHASKA, Minn. (AP) " Phil Mickelson criticized another past Ryder Cup captain Wednesday in explaining why he thinks this American team will be prepared to play its best. That opened the conversation of how much a captain can mean in the Ryder Cup without hitting a shot or making a putt. He went back to 2004 when the Americans suffered their worst loss ever in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills. Mickelson is playing his record 11th straight Ryder Cup, qualifying for every one of those teams, yet he has been on the winning side only twice. Mickelson is so involved in the Ryder Cup, from the task force to being part of the new Ryder Cup Committee, that Brandt Snedeker considers him part of the leadership of this American team.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 28, 2016 14:17 UTC