Love out to earn playing spot on team he will captain

United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will try to play his way onto the team he will lead, but European captain Jose Maria Olazabal will not tee it up next year at Medinah Golf Club if he qualifies for a spot.

Marking the one-year countdown to the Ryder Cup, the two captains exchanged memories, extended compliments and sketched out their long-term plans on Monday at a Chicago news conference ahead of the biennial competition that will run from Sept 25-30.

While Love is eager to add a playing role to his duties, Olazabal, who represented Europe in seven Ryder Cups as a player, for three wins and a tie, said he wants no part of the action.