US Ryder Cup Zach Johnson has rounded out his Ryder Cup team with wildcards Sam Burns, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka.
Koepka, a three-time Ryder Cup participant, has only had opportunities to accrue points this year at the major championships as he plays on the LIV Golf League.
Of the many uncertainties to come out of this month’s announcement that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plan to join forces, whether it might make it easier for LIV players to compete in this September’s Ryder Cup is one of the most curious. Shortly after the deal was Read more…
In a Ryder Cup year, it’s never too early to ask the big questions about what’s coming in the northern autumn. And this year, after Brooks Koepka’s win at the PGA Championship, we have a really big question: should he make the US Ryder Cup team?
A victory by Brooks Koepka at the 105th PGA Championship would have several layers of meaning, both for the man who achieves it and for the game of golf at large.
There’s an odd dynamic currently in place for the upcoming Ryder Cup, as most LIV Golf members with European ties have been disqualified from the player pool but American LIVers have maintained their eligibility.
When McIlroy assumes the role of player director next year, it will mark the first time that an international player has served on the tour’s policy board since its inception in 1969.
The first green has so much hustle and flow, the USGA specifically tells players that its handling it differently than the other 17th, maintaining it a slower speed so that the ridiculousness doesn’t become too sublime.