{"id":20283,"date":"2025-07-24T12:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20283\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:39:13","slug":"you-never-know-patrick-reed-argues-his-case-for-ryder-cup-captains-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20283\/","title":{"rendered":"‘You never know’ – Patrick Reed argues his case for Ryder Cup captain’s pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Reed has not given up hope of a place on Team USA for this year\u2019s Ryder Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former Masters champion finds himself way outside the six automatic places in 37th on the US standings – largely because LIV Golf<\/a> events are not awarded qualification points.<\/p>\n

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Reed was among the first wave of big names to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in 2022Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

However, Reed has quietly been enjoying a strong season, finishing third at the Masters<\/a> in April and winning LIV\u2019s Dallas event in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old, who became known as \u2018Captain America\u2019 during his three Ryder Cup<\/a> appearances, is eligible for a captain\u2019s pick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And speaking exclusively to talkSPORT.com – Reed reveals he has spoken to skipper Keegan Bradley<\/a> about the possibility of being on the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve talked to him a little bit – and I just know the easiest way for me to get on that team is to continue playing some good golf.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I continue to have opportunities late on Sundays to win golf tournaments, that\u2019ll give me an opportunity to get on the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, at this point, it\u2019s up to me going out and playing some really good golf, and hoping to get a captain\u2019s pick.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York plays host to this year\u2019s edition of the Ryder Cup<\/a> – and many expect Europe to face an intimidating and hostile atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reed knows how to raise a crowd – and this is a golfer well-accustomed to frosty receptions.<\/p>\n

When asked whether there is a case for putting his particular personality on the team, Reed said: \u201cFor sure. <\/p>\n

“Being a guy who has actually won there at Bethpage and knowing how intense the crowds can be – for both sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Reed is happy to play the antagonist at golf’s biggest eventCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cThey love winners. They love to get behind guys that are winning golf tournaments and guys that are leading.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have a certain type of personality and mental strength to compete.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like, with what I\u2019ve done at Ryder Cups, my record through them has been really solid, and because of that I feel like I\u2019d bring a lot of passion that they like to see out there in Bethpage.\u201d<\/p>\n

US captain Bradley has already confirmed Reed\u2019s fellow LIV Golfer Bryson DeChambeau will be on the team in September<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeChambeau, who has become one of the world\u2019s most popular golfers thanks to his exploits on YouTube, will be expected to play a similar role to Reed in terms of atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Speaking after a T10 finish at The Open on Sunday, DeChambeau promised to hit Europe with a \u2018tsunami\u2019 of crowd energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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DeChambeau will be back in Team USA colours in SeptemberCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll bring all he has,\u201d Reed said. \u201cHe\u2019ll be out there grinding. There is no quit in Bryson.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he can make that golf course pretty short. Whether it\u2019s best ball, or alternate shot, there\u2019s a lot of strengths and advantages for him being on the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we can do our job well and put ourselves in a position to be picked and bring both of us over there to help the US win the cup.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Having missed the cut at The Open<\/a>, Reed returns to the golf course for LIV Golf UK at JCB Golf and Country Club on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crowds here are unbelievable,\u201d Reed said. \u201cEspecially last year when I played with [Ian] Poulter. You had the whole Ryder Cup vibes. Europe and USA going back and forth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brought back a lot of old memories of playing against him in Ryder Cups. It had that awesome feel when we were out there playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Team USA looking top-heavy and Bradley pondering over whether to pick himself, Reed’s hopes of rekindling those memories might not be dead just yet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed has not given up hope of a place on Team USA for this year\u2019s Ryder Cup.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,11769,13112,6547,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-20283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-liv-golf","tag-patrick-reed","tag-ryder-cup","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}