Golf news 2023, US Ryder Cup team boys club after Justin Thomas picked despite horror season
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After the announcement of the USA Ryder Cup team, allegations of golf "men's club" flared up. USA captain Zach Johnson wouldn't have considered going to Rome for the Cup without Justin Thomas. And Brooks said Koepka was an equally easy decision. These were among the six announced captain picks for a 12-man American team that will try to end three decades of defeat on European soil, while preparing Johnson for the usual dose of second-guessing if everything goes wrong. READ World Cup kiss scandal explodes READ Legend's brutal Latrell warning amid text scandal Thomas is viewed by players on both sides as an emotional spark for team USA in the Ryder Cup, beyond his previous two-game record of 6-2-1. But he hasn't won for 15 months and has played so badly this year that he's played in post-season FedEx Cup.He could not even be among the first 70 to reach . "He has undoubtedly been the heart and soul of Team USA," Johnson said. "I think he was born for this. You can't leave JT at home." Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas. Thomas said that had trouble sleeping in the days before the phone call, and that after he was elected, couldn't sleep because of excitement. "I'm very, very lucky to be here," Thomas said. Koepka was eliminated from six automatic qualifying rounds in the last week. Other than being part of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf its 54-hole events and 48-man courses, no one would think twice about choosing him as the PGA Championship winner Masters runner-up. "It was a pretty easy choice," Johnson said. "He was built for the biggest stages in my mind and there is no stage bigger than the Ryder Cup." The other four picks Jordan Spieth Collin Morikawa, both of whom were part of US defeat over Europe at Whistling Straits in 2021, and Rickie Fowler Sam Burns, who the only rookies in Ryder Cup among six picks. The exclusions are Cameron Young, who has finished top 10 four of last seven majors is 9th on Ryder Cup standings; Keegan Bradley , a two-time winner this season and has played two Ryder Cups; last four weeks.Lucas Glover, one of hottest players golf with two wins. This led to speculation about how much of a role the friend system played, and the "boys club" was claimed to have won again. Spieth Thomas have been great friends since they were 14 years old and have forged a strong partnership the Ryder Cup Presidents Cup 8-2-0, most notably a 3-1 score against hostile fans in France 2018. Brooks Koepka holds the Wanamaker Trophy after win at the 2023 PGA Championship. Burns is Scheffler's best friend and finished 12th in the Ryder Cup;It was his only win over Young at Dell Match Play this year. He missed the cut in two of the four majors. He and Scheffler were a 0-2-1 partner in the President's Cup last year. Fowler survived a deep collapse by winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic. One of golf's most beloved players;Spieth is close friends with Thomas and almost everyone else. He finished 13th in the Ryder Cup standings, and although this is his fifth Ry