Phil Mickelson confirmed on Wednesday he will reprise his partnership with Keegan Bradley for the upcoming Ryder Cup competition.
Mickelson and Bradley joined forces two years ago, beating Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia in foursomes, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell in four balls and Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in foursomes.
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Having helped the United States into a dominant position going into the final day, Mickelson and Bradley then lost their singles matches to Justin Rose and McIlroy, respectively. When competition at the Medinah course near Chicago ended, the Americans lost.
Beginning Friday, the U.S. seeks to win the Ryder Cup on foreign soil for the first time since 1993.
"I would like to improve my record. That's certainly a goal. It doesn't take much to improve my winning percentage, I'll say that," said Mickelson, who won 14 of his 38 Ryder Cup matches.
"But I've got a good partner. Obviously I'm going to play again with Keegan."
The pairing was not unexpected.
"I don't think I'm letting go of any secrets here. If you've noticed, we've played together these first few rounds [of practice] and we seem to have a good partnership," Mickelson said. "He brings out some of my best golf.
"I'm very optimistic that I can improve on my record. But again, we're taking on a very strong team on their home soil. It's going to be a challenge."
Bradley will play his second Ryder Cup competition this weekend. He secured a place in Tom Watson's team as a wild-card pick along with Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson.
He revealed Mickelson had been the motivation behind the original decision to link up, and expressed confidence that they can succeed again with his experienced partner in strong form ahead of Friday's fourballs.
"This was his idea before Medinah. He came to me and said: 'We're going to play together and we're going to win,' " Bradley said.
"I was only in my second year on tour. We just match up well. I let him talk, decide things and we just seem to match up.
"If I hit a bad shot, he can chip it or pitch it. He's going to get it up and down. I'm so pumped I've got such a good partner.
"He's playing great and he's motivated to win the Ryder Cup."
Contributing: Sportal.com.au