Golf-Captain Johnson bringing U.S. Ryder Cup team to Rome for recon mission

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 4, 2023 Zach Johnson of the U.S. in action on the 2nd during a practice round REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - United States Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson will lead his entire 12-man team on a reconnaissance mission at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome ahead of the biennial competition against Europe.

The United States have not won the Ryder Cup on European soil since 1993 and so Johnson has made it a priority to give his players a chance to get to familiarise themselves with the course before arriving on site for the Sept. 29-Oct. 1 event.