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With less than a month left for one of the most prestigious tournaments in the game, the community is eagerly waiting for the final matchup between the two teams. The tensions in the golf world reached an all-time high as the captain of the US team, Zach Johnson, announced his picks for the Ryder Cup.

With just the European team left to announce his picks, discussions are brewing as to whether the selected golfers actually deserve the spot or if they would put up the winning performance. Meanwhile, a similar but bizarre conversation took place on Reddit as a user came forward to raise a doubt, leaving many surprised and in thought.

A peculiar question about the Ryder Cup pops up after Zach Johnson makes his picks

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The fans saw Zach Johnson announce his team for the Ryder Cup not too long ago. The list features many eminent names, including LIV golfer Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Sam Burns, and Justin Thomas. Meanwhile, as the roll was announced, an odd and curious post was uploaded on Reddit regarding the selection for the prestigious event.

In the post shared on the internet, jiveturkey46 put forth his thoughts on whether PGA Tour professionals secretly do not want to be picked for the team. Although the Ryder Cup is a much-awaited event, OP mentions how it is one hell of a pressure cooker” as he alluded to the demand for the golfers to put on a winning show.

Moreover, the Redditor pointed out that although professionals like Keegan Bradley would die to be a part of the tournament, not everyone is built the same way. The 37-year-old had earlier expressed his displeasure at not being picked for the American team.

 

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The post does bring a unique perspective to golf fans as they take a moment to think about whether all PGA Tour pros want to actually play at the Ryder Cup. Even if they do not want to play, one can’t deny that being selected is undoubtedly an honor. Well, let us now take a look at what the community says.

The golf world’s take on what the Tour pros want

As soon as the Reddit post was uploaded, it went viral and brought in many responses from various users. While some used their comments to talk about the absurdity of the question, there were others who accepted the possibility of the same. Let us now take a look at some of the comments left under the post.

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There were some Redditors who were of the strong opinion that all of the golfers would want to get selected, thereby disagreeing with the post. He went ahead to comment, “Yeah – no. They all wanna be picked”.

Most of the responses that came in indicated that the players would want to be part of the squad as they commented, “This is every dudes favorite event on tour besides maybe The Masters. I promise you every player on tour want to be a part of the squad.”

Some were of the opinion that those who do not want to be part of the Ryder Cup would not have been on the Tour itself, as they said, “Doubt it. It’s a pinnacle event that makes pro golfers feel a different pressure. Those that would shrink from the Ryder cup are not on tour.”

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There were people that went ahead to comment on how the players can just say that they do not want to be part of it if they feel so instead of taking up a spot: “I’m sure guys who don’t want to be there can deny it. WHy take a spot if you don’t want to be there?”

Some Redditors came in aggressive while strongly disagreeing with the OP’s post as they said, “WHAT THE F**K ARE YOU SAYING? Guy, everyone at that level is 100% in for the Ryder Team. No one gets to the top 100 in the world without grinding their hearts out. Now go to the top 20 that can go play for country and history?”

Although small, there were people who agreed with the post, as they said, “I’m sure there’s players that love it and players that don’t want any part of it, same as the Olympics.”

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What do you think? Do you feel there are players who do not want to be a part of the tournament? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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