Ryder Cup News & Notes IP: 108.212.84.252 Posted on May 24, 2023 at 11:52:50 AM by Chuckie
==> Johnson’s gig, however, only became more complicated Sunday thanks to Brooks Koepka’s commanding victory at the PGA Championship. Although the U.S. captain would never admit it, the best scenario is for Koepka to perform equally brilliantly at the U.S. Open and Open Championship to lock up his spot in the team room in Rome.
The victory moved Koepka to second on the U.S. points list, and the math is on his side that he remains inside the top 6 through the BMW Championship in August to earn one of the six automatic qualifying spots. That, at the least, would take any potential decision-making out of Johnson’s hands, since the PGA of America has ruled that any player who maintains membership in the association, which Koepka and the other players who have joined LIV Golf have done, is eligible for the team.
Johnson was understandably aloof when asked about the scenario, but if world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler’s take following his final round at Oak Hill is any guide, the players are more than willing to put the politics aside for a chance to accomplish something that hasn’t been done in 30 years: win an overseas Ryder Cup.
“I want to win the Ryder Cup. I don't care about tours or anything like that. I want to win the Ryder Cup,” Scheffler said. “It's something we talked about last year when we finished — or I guess a year and a half ago now. We want to beat those guys in Europe. It's been a long time since we've beat them. Replies:
