The three letters Brooks Koepka represent this week in Ryder Cup is USED and no LIV. The American, five-time major champion, He is the only player in the Super League, funded by Saudi Arabia, to return to the top team competition. “I didn’t realize it,” Koepka said sarcastically when he noticed it.
“I feel like I’m representing America. That’s what I’m wearing on the front of my hat this week, so what I’m standing for is my country,” he added. “It’s not a group of individuals in that locker room. We’re all a team, and that’s how we think. That’s what I believe, and I’m pretty sure that everyone else thinks the same,” he noted.
The PGA of America kept the door open for LIV players in the Ryder Cup. But the points are based on official money distributed by the PGA Tour, which has suspended all Super League players. The only access therefore is the ‘majors’. Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson is eligible for all Grand Slams, as is Koepka, who runner-up at the Masters and winner of the PGA Championship. That was almost enough to get the team to the points. Koepka finished just outside the top six, and then became the clear choice for Johnson.
Johnson said he doesn’t look lower in the Ryder Cup rankings than No. 25. DeChambeau felt Johnson should have at least called him to tell him he was considered a wild card option but not the one. “There’s a lot of people that I think Zach should have called, and he didn’t,” DeChambeau said after winning at Chicago LIV.
“I get it. But we’re no different. We’re still competing. We’re still trying to be the best. Brooks is obviously going to be on Team USA, and I’m very happy for the team. But yeah, it’s a little annoying,” Bryson admitted.
Dustin Johnson is the second player in 2021 to achieve a 5-0 winning record in the current Ryder format. He is still considered one of golf’s greatest talents. And he believes he can contribute to Team USA in Marco Simone. “I want to be part of the team,” DJ told the Palm Beach Post. “But to be honest, I haven’t really played that well this year. And that’s what Koepka did,” he slipped.
“I don’t make decisions,” Koepka said. “Everyone had a chance to be on the team. I had the same chance as every other LIV player, and here I am. Play better. That’s always the answer.” Koepka described this American team as one of the most united and powerful of their three Ryder Cups. Since 1993 the US has not won the Ryder on European soil.
Source: La Verdad
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