US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III spoke on Tuesday (26 July) ahead of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Davis Love III, US Ryder Cup captain:

 "I think our guys seem to be, like I said from 1 to 25, even farther down, consistently playing well. We might not win every week, which is hard to do on the PGA TOUR these days. We have four, five, six guys right up there every week. Brandt missed the 18th green last week; if he hits the green, who knows what the difference would have been for him. But obviously he had a great week. Dustin had another great week. Jim Furyk played well last week. So many guys just week-in and week-out, just keep playing good. So I'm excited about the top to bottom play and I think that's what's most important is we have a lot of players that can make the team and a lot of players to choose from."

Q. Does that make you favourite?

SOUNDBITE: (English) Davis Love III, US Ryder Cup captain:

"Well, that's what Darren's been telling me is that they are the underdogs and we're the favourites. I don't know, on paper, they are pretty equal teams. Obviously like Julius said earlier, they are winning the major championships. I haven't looked at the World Rankings but on paper, we're usually the better team. But doesn't always work out that way."