Revived Tiger, No. 1 Rose spice up Ryder Cup showdown in France

A powerful American squad featuring nine major winners tries to end a 25-year drought in Europe at next week's 42nd Ryder Cup against a veteran-laden European team at France's Le Golf National.

Tiger Woods, a 14-time major winner back on form after spinal fusion surgery, and five-time major champion Phil Mickelson are joined by 10 of the world's 17 top-ranked players in a juggernaut US lineup for the biennial showdown.

World number one Justin Rose of Britain and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy anchor a Europe squad with five rookies and seven players who are 35 or older that will try to win back the trophy.

"Europe has as strong a team as we've ever had. So does the American team," Sweden's Henrik Stenson said. "So it's all set for possibly the greatest battle ever."

The United States won 17-11 in 2016 at Hazeltine and owns an edge of 26-13 with two halved in the all-time rivalry. But since the event expanded from Britain and Ireland only, the European side leads 10-8 with one ...