Padraig Harrington rounds out veteran lineup as Stricker counters with a youth movement

Brooks Koepka leads a confident U.S. squad into Whistling Straits while laying out his plan to win 18 majors

The picks are in, teams are set and two vastly different teams will lock horns at Whistling Straits. For the U.S. team, a youth movement is underway with six rookies and a combined 12 Ryder Cup appearances. Meanwhile, Lee Westwood has nearly that many on his own as the European squad will lean on its combined 38 appearances. 

Brooks Koepka rolls into Whistling Straits not short on confidence. In a recent interview he offered up a simple plan to fly past Tiger Woods' 15 majors and match Jack Nicklaus' all-time mark of 18. 

One can accuse Patrick Reed of many things but being a suck-up is not one of them. He went on a social-media bender liking a flurry of tweets heavily criticizing Stricker's decision to leave him off the team.

Meanwhile, Europe's top player Jon Rahm is in action this week in Napa and enters the week with historic odds to win.