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Justin Thomas

Age: 25

2018 PGA Tour highlights: 23 starts, three wins (CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, Honda Classic, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational), 10 top-10s

Ryder Cup experience: First appearance

Buzz: The reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year now has eight wins over the past two years and easily secured an automatic qualifying spot after missing out on a captain’s pick in 2016. He enters the week off three straight top-25s, including a T-7 at the Tour Championship. Last year he went 3-1-1 in the Americans’ blowout Presidents Cup win and once said he’d rather be on a victorious Ryder Cup team than win a major. He’ll be a cornerstone in the U.S. team room for the next decade, at least, and is ready to earn his stripes in France.