For U.S. team captain Davis Love III, this Ryder Cup offers a greater opportunity to shape the action than any other thanks to two additional wildcard selections, which have allowed him to handpick four of the 12 team members.

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"Sweden are a very, very tough team to beat having some of the world's best players to choose from, " said Tony Dobson, captain of the UK Quake III team.

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In 1946 the captain of the Indianapolis, Charles Butler McVay III, was court-martialed for allegedly not zigzagging in an area infested with Japanese submarines.

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