Americans claim to be a unified team but events in Rome make that hard to believe and help explain their 16.5-11.5 defeat
Zach Johnson’s six captain’s picks
Instead Johnson chose Rickie Fowler, who was so poor he played only two losing matches, Jordan Spieth, who returned just half a point from four matches, Sam Burns, who lost twice in three matches and Collin Morikawa who lost three out of four. None justified their place on form alone. In total Johnson’s six picks won four matches, tied four and lost 12. Of the six points returned by the picks, Koepka won 1.5, or 25 per cent, in just three outings.
He overplayed Spieth and underplayed Koepka, which made no sense. Koepka is a big match performer. Spieth has won once since his last major in 2017. Yes Koepka was part of that recordand connecting better the players to the process. But there is no sense of legacy or being part of something greater than them.
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