Nick Faldo has pledged to listen to members of his Ryder Cup team when it comes to deciding his pairings.
Faldo will captain a European side looking to win a record fourth straight contest at Valhalla in Kentucky from September 19-21.
And the 51-year-old, who holds the records for most appearances and points in the Ryder Cup, insists he will be happy to listen to suggestions from players on who they would like play with.
"Of course you should," said Faldo. "You have to understand what they want. It's no good putting out pairings that I want. They are the ones that have to do it.
"Some pairings come off the wall, like Seve Ballesteros and Paul Way (they won two and a half points out of four in 1983) and some are more obvious, putting players together because they are of the same nationality."
The qualifying period ends on August 31 after the Johnnie Walker Championship in Gleneagles, but if the team were selected today, Faldo would have at least five rookies in his side with two wild card picks at his disposal.
"We have a lot of players some people don't know a lot about, which is good in match play," Faldo added on the BBC. "I would like to keep it that way."
As for his captaincy style, Faldo seems likely to take a more low-key approach than the likes of Seve Ballesteros, who famously spent much of the Ryder Cup at Valderrama racing around the course in a buggy advising players how to hit their shots.
"I am there to understand the players' needs," Faldo insisted. "That's the fun bit for me, I'm in a different role. Some guys are very quiet, some will need geeing up and some will just get on with it.
"It's about learning how to get two guys to perform the best together."
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