Xander Schauffele’s spot on the United States Ryder Cup team was in doubt because of a contractual dispute that was not resolved until a few weeks before the ma
Television cameras caught a long meeting of the minds between captain Zach Johnson and Jordan Spieth on the 16th tee box, in a match the U.S. was down and on a hole they needed to win to stay in it. After that conversation Spieth shifted from a driver to a 3-wood on the driveable par 4, which he hit a nice cut with well short and into the water.It certainly looked like a captain telling a veteran Ryder Cup player what club to use but Johnson said that was not the case."As the individual on the team that can relay advice, I was there giving them data. Just pure data. That was it," Johnson said. "Like, this is what we've seen; this is where it is; this is what he did in front of you; this is what he did in front of you, etc., etc."That's it. He did change clubs. You're right. He did. I'm not telling those boys what to hit, I can assure you of that. These guys are on the United States Ryder Cup Team. I'll just put it that way."
Illness "spreading" through the United States Ryder Cup team has contributed to their 6½-1½ deficit to Europe after the opening day in Rome, says captain Zach Johnson.
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