As we know, there are two means of qualifying for the Ryder Cup. One being the automatic qualification and the second being the captain’s pick. Zach Johnson finally killed the suspense on who will make the team this year for the prestigious Ryder Cup.
He has picked out six players for this years, Ryder Cup captain’s pick. With both anticipation and speculation, the selected players, including names like Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth and more are set to spark intense competition on the grand stage of the Ryder Cup in the falling month!
The Captain’s Pick that included Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth & others
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The long anticipation has ended and Zach Johnson has finally picked out his favourite six players for the Ryder Cup USA’s team.
The six players were announced via a PGA tour post on Twitter with the flag of the USA in the background and a collage of the six players in the forefront.
The collage featured names of six players, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, LIV Golfer Brooks Koepka, Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa, along with their pictures.
🇺🇸 @ZachJohnsonPGA's Captain's Picks are in @RyderCupUSA pic.twitter.com/S8EGMdDpz6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 29, 2023
The fans were eagerly waiting for these announcements to come through, and they are beyond thrilled and are waiting for the Ryder Cup action packed days to come their way!
The buzz after the Captains Pick
The social media went into a massive frenzy after the highly anticipated picks were announced. Fans poured in their own opinion from all corners.
Some did not even shy away from calling out the captain for making the wrong choices.
Time for team USA to lose… terrible picks
— DevPro (@belug4whale) August 29, 2023
While others questioned the absence of certain players from the pick.
Is Scottie not allowed ?
— Phoenix (@xineohpf) August 29, 2023
Many pointed out at the absence of Keegan Bradley and Dustin Johnson from the pick.
Keegan deserved over JT. If we’re basing this on past performance then DJ deserves the nod over JT. Bad golf doesn’t deserve a Ryder Cup spot. Congrats to all the players that made it though, the rest of the roster seems solid.
— x doubt (@lennygotnext) August 29, 2023
Some even rushed to defend the picks and batted for Zach.
All the people hating on JT gonna be silent when he gets the US 3 points.
— Kev (@HeyGuysItsKev) August 29, 2023
Fans of Justin Thomas cheered him on and conveyed their best wishes to him.
Man, I'm looking forward to being there and watching JT quiet the haters, go get em JT!
— Brett Lee (@brettrlee) August 29, 2023
A fan interestingly linked the performance of the players picked in the FedEx Cup pointing out that they missed it there and hence it means that their performance may not be on the peak.
What a joke, how does a man that misses the FedEx Cup Playoff make the team. PGA tour disappoints again just making picks off of names……..
— Justin Morgan (@jmoney_morgan10) August 29, 2023
The absence of certain players and the inclusion of others have fuelled debates on social media platforms. With the stage now set, golf enthusiasts eagerly await the tournament and see if these selections make their mark on the prestigious event. Which Ryder Cup team are you batting for?
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