The Europeans trounced the People on the Ryder Cup, however that isn’t why Lucas Glover felt heartbroken.
His Ryder Cup snub didn’t invoke that emotion both.
As a substitute, the reported rift inside the American crew—supposedly led by Patrick Cantlay—broke Glover’s coronary heart.
Cantlay’s refusal to put on a hat throughout the competitors allegedly stemmed from his stance on whether or not or not gamers needs to be compensated on the Ryder Cup. He feels gamers ought to receives a commission, however U.S. captains refuted that report.
Glover heard in any other case.
“It broke my coronary heart the week after to listen to about how splintered the room was and issues about cash and various things,” Glover stated on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio this week.
The Ryder Cup did not fall the People’ method, however the consequence is not the one factor concerning the occasion that saddened @Lucas_Glover_.
He talked concerning the drama on the U.S. aspect w/Taylor Zarzour.
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“That’s in no way what the Ryder Cup stands for. And I’m not simply happening what I’ve learn and been advised; I’ve talked to some individuals who had been there within the battle, and it breaks my coronary heart to listen to that as a result of that’s not what it’s about; that’s not what it stands for, and it’s not why I need to play on that crew.”
Again in July, Glover was nowhere to be discovered on U.S. Captain Zach Johnson’s radar. Then, he received the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship in August, which vaulted him up the FedEx Cup rankings and into the Ryder Cup captain picks dialogue.
“It’s simple to say three weeks after, two weeks after, and sadly, they misplaced, however yeah, I’d have preferred to have been there,” Glover stated. “I feel I may have introduced some various things to the desk.”
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Maybe Glover will proceed to play properly over the subsequent couple of years and earn a spot on the American crew in 2025.
That will be fairly particular for the previous Clemson Tiger, as Glover received the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.
The Lengthy Island course will host the Ryder Cup for the primary time in 2025.
“It’s about the one factor I haven’t executed, and I nonetheless need to,” Glover stated of taking part in within the Ryder Cup.
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