United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has been impressed by the commitment of Tiger Woods during the build up to this year’s event at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Woods will be one of Love’s four vice-captains for the event alongside Tom Lehman, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker, as America bid to claim glory in the prestigious competition for the first time since 2008.

Love is happy with the 14-time major winner, who is currently sidelined with a persistent back problem, as he has put a considerable amount of preparation time into his assistant’s role.

“He’s been texting me some pairings and some groupings,” Love said. “He’s put a lot of thought into it and he’s kind of our tactician.

“He’s probably one of the most prepared guys when he shows up at a golf tournament. He’s already picked his four wildcards.

The 40-year-old has already made it clear to Love which players he would be happy to work with during the event in Minnesota that runs from September 30 to October 2.

Love continued: “He knows who he wants to watch, who he wants to manage and who he’ll get along well with.”

Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Zach Johnson, JB Holmes and Brandt Snedeker currently hold the top eight positions for the US team, while the likes of Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar and Rickie Fowler are all pushing for a wildcard pick.

The US are available at 1.67 to claim glory, while Europe are on offer at 2.50 and the tie is priced at 11.00.