Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes, Matt Kuchar make Ryder Cup

— -- Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes and Matt Kuchar were named by captain Davis Love III as at-large picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

All three have Ryder Cup experience and will join a veteran team of automatic qualifiers that has just one rookie, Brooks Koepka. Love announced his picks Monday morning at Hazeltine National in Chaska, Minnesota, site of the Ryder Cup from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

The U.S. has lost eight of the past 10 Ryder Cups and three in a row.

The eight automatic qualifiers for the team were determined following The Barclays on Aug. 28: Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Zach Johnson.

Love has another at-large pick on Sept. 25 following the conclusion of the Tour Championship. The event begins the following Friday.

Mickelson, who will play in his 11th Ryder Cup, suggested Sunday following the final round of the BMW Championship that at least a few of the picks were already decided.

"We know who is going to be playing with who, when they're going to be playing, what matches,'' said Mickelson, who also said the reason for having one last pick was a contingency plan -- "just in case somebody gets really hot.''