CHASKA, MN - SEPTEMBER 29: Davis Love III, US Ryder Cup Captain, addresses the media during the 2016 Ryder Cup Captains' Press Conference at Hazeltine National Golf Club on September 29, 2015 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Team USA Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III is searching for his captain’s picks this week at the 98th PGA Championship.

Davis Love III, the Team USA Ryder Cup captain, will have to make some tough decisions in the coming weeks. Next month, he’ll need to make a total of four captain’s picks, so he’s using this week at the PGA Championship to do some scouting. If qualifying ended today, the American team would consist of Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, J.B. Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar.

That leaves Love with four captain’s picks in hand, and there are a number of PGA Tour members fighting for the spot. The top four players just outside the points bubble are Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Scott Piercy and Patrick Reed, but Love’s search won’t end there. He has suggested to PGATour.com that “we have a longer list maybe than you would think.” He hinted that he is looking all the way down to the No. 25 spot if the player is playing consistently. Just glancing at the Ryder Cup points list, the guy at No. 25 is none other than up-and-coming star Justin Thomas.

Love has plenty experience at the Ryder Cup and hopes to avenge his 2012 loss to Team Europe. That means omitting players who simply do not perform well at these events, regardless of the rankings. Rickie Fowler shouldn’t be considered for a pick in my opinion — his career Ryder Cup record is 0-3-5. It’s hard to justify picking a guy who hasn’t won. That leaves us with Koepka, Reed and a red-hot Piercy, who has played the best golf of his career of late. Throw in Presidents Cup veteran Bill Haas and you’ve got a full roster of 12.

Captain’s picks can make or break a team, and Love himself has admitted that the picks he has in hand are some of the most important.

.@Love3d "rounding out your team is the biggest thing with the coach's picks in the #RyderCup " Include our top players in the decisions". — NBC Sports Radio (@NBCSportsRadio) July 27, 2016

Love is being very meticulous about the selection process — it has been reported that he is even trying to find chemistry among the players’ wives. Avoiding drama at any and every corner could help the players focus on their golf.

Davis Love says he's taking EVERYTHING into consideration for captain's picks — including how the wives get along: https://t.co/My34YpGuti — Alex Myers (@AlexMyers3) July 28, 2016

I guess that makes sense, but it won’t be too important. Yes, players’ wives, dressed accordingly in patriotic colors, are shown almost as much as their husbands are on the course. Love has been instructed to guide Team USA to a win, and that means excluding any and all possible distractions.

Who do you think Love will choose as his captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup? Let us know in the comments, and keep it here at Pro Golf Now for more Ryder Cup content in the coming weeks.