Tiger Woods
Age: 36
Ryder Cup caps: 6
Cup credentials: Woods is not completely back to his imperious best but he's not far off. From the start of the year, he's won three tournaments, was third at the Open and has banked nearly $5m in tournament earnings. The one negative is his Ryder Cup record which is not as impressive as it should be - 13 defeats from 24 matches.
Did you know? Woods' niece Cheyenne turned pro this year making her debut at the LPGA Championship.