Tiger Woods and four other wildcards for USA’s Ryder Cup team

Who will make the cut?

The first eight spots in Jim Furyk’s Ryder Cup team are now cemented.

The PGA Championship last week was the final chance for players to earn points and sneak their way into contention via the points route.

After Brooks Koepka’s win in Bellerive the eight automatic slots have gone to Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson and Koepka.

But with time ticking away until the Ryder Cup begins in Paris at the end of September there’s just a handful of events before captain Furyk picks his four wildcards.

The Coral News Team take a look at the contenders for the final four spots…

Bryson DeChambeau

Currently sitting just outside the automatic final eight in ninth-place, De Chambeau is a maverick.

The 24-year-old won the Memorial Championship in Ohio earlier this summer and placed second in the Arnold Palmer invitational this year.

He has shown he can compete at the highest level but is prone to blow up which he will have to reign in, but DeChambeau could be the renegade the U.S need.

Phil Mickelson

This one looks like a goer even if Mickleson hasn’t recorded a top ten finish since May.

In his 11 Ryder Cup appearances he has an 18-20-7 (Win/Loss/Halves) record and commands the respect of the field that only a few can do.

A game-changer, Mickleson ranks 6^th on the tour in birdie average, which  is yet another reason why Furyk could side with the three-time Masters winner.