Brooks Koepka on Wednesday instructed any fellow LIV Golf gamers upset at their exclusion from the USA’s Ryder Cup crew that they should up their video games if they need a spot in future tournaments.
Koepka is the one golfer from the Saudi Arabia-backed tour to play at this week’s occasion in Rome after being chosen by American captain Zach Johnson, the five-time main winner solely simply lacking out on computerized qualification regardless of defecting from the PGA Tour final 12 months.
Earlier this month Dustin Johnson, who gained all 5 of his matches within the Individuals’ 19-9 thrashing of Europe two years in the past, stated his determination to depart for LIV price him a spot on Zach Johnson’s crew.
However requested by reporters on the Marco Simone course whether or not Dustin Johnson and different LIV golfers had been handled unfairly, Koepka stated: “I don’t make the selections.
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“Everyone had a possibility to get there. I imply, I had the identical alternative as each different LIV participant, and I’m right here. Play higher. That’s all the time the reply.”
Koepka stated that he’s not in Italy to symbolize different gamers on the LIV tour, which has additionally eliminated European Ryder Cup icons Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Ian Poulter from the equation.
Earlier Rory McIlroy, probably the most skilled Ryder Cup participant at this 12 months’s version, stated that trio can be lacking the Europe crew greater than the Europe crew would miss them.
“I really feel like I’m representing the USA. That’s what I’ve obtained on the entrance of my hat this week, in order that’s what I’m representing,” stated Koepka.
“We’re simply all one crew, and that’s the way in which we predict. That’s what I imagine, and I’m fairly positive all people else there thinks that.”
A 3rd PGA Championship win again in Could and joint second at this 12 months’s Masters the earlier month went an extended method to convincing Johnson to choose Koepka.
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The 33-year-old’s report in golf’s greatest tournaments gave him an opportunity of being picked, but it surely wasn’t till his show on the Masters that he had his eye on a spot on the crew.
“I imply, I knew it could be more durable, however I feel after Augusta I type of had my eyes on it,” added Koepka.
“I realised, I feel, after Augusta I went to possibly twentieth, someplace round there on the factors record, after which from there it was simply motivation to get on the crew.
“I had a variety of different issues happening… I don’t assume Ryder Cup was considered one of them at that exact second, however I feel the nearer this obtained, the extra it was undoubtedly within the entrance of my thoughts.”
The forty fourth Ryder Cup will get underneath method on Friday morning with 4 foursomes matches.