 Tiger Woods finished in the top five at the US Open
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Tiger Woods will make the United States Ryder Cup team on merit after a recent improvement in form, according to team captain Corey Pavin.
He says Woods is seventh in the points race with eight players guaranteed a place and four more captain's picks.
"I'm not concerned about whether he'll make the team on points - it'll be fantastic, I want him on the team," Pavin told the BBC.
The US and Europe face each other at Celtic Manor in October.
Woods returned to competitive golf in April after several months off following revelations about his extra-marital affairs.
Initially he struggled to make an impact, but his form has begun to improve and he finished only three shots off the lead at the US Open.
"He's the number-one player in the world. There's something wrong with you if you don't want him on the team," said Pavin.
"I want him to be playing well. He's finished in the top five in the last two major championships and he's put himself on the team right now - as it stands he's seventh on the list.
"I expect him to go up on that list and improve his position and he'll make the team no problem."
Despite his major wins, Woods has not enjoyed the best of fortunes at the Ryder Cup with a record of 10 wins, 13 losses and two halves from five events.
He has been on the winning team only once, in 1999, and was absent recovering from knee surgery when the Americans ended a nine-year drought by winning the event in 2008.
The biennial encounter takes place between 1 and 3 October.
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