The 44th Ryder Cup gets underway Friday morning at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, and there are plenty of questions surrounding both teams.
Rookies litter each roster, and some key stars on each squad are playing less than ideal coming into the week.
But the Ryder Cup is different.
Before the action, we take a look at five burning questions, starting with a player whose selection to represent the United States has been a hotly debated topic across the sport.