J.J Spaun was one of the highlights for team USA at the Ryder Cup, with the rookie picking up two points for his country at Bethpage Black.
The 2025 U.S. Open champion played just three times at the 2025 Ryder Cup, a decision that frustrated many, with Spaun left out of the foursomes sessions entirely.
Colt Knost has now revealed that Spaun knew his fate a week before the event, and that his ommission from alternate shot was down to him being the only player gaming a Srixon ball.
Speaking on the podcast Straight Facts Homie, Knost said:
“I play golf with J.J. a lot here at home in Scottsdale. We were playing together Thursday before he left and he shot 60 on me, by the way. So he looked in pretty good form.
I said, ‘any idea, off the record, who you going to go with?’ He’s like, ‘I know I’m not playing alternate shot’. I said, ‘what?’ And he said, ‘yeah, part of it, I’m the only one who plays a Srixon golf ball’.
I looked at him like, you’re, in my opinion, a top three ball striker on that team, and alternate shot’s all about giving yourself chances for birdie. He’s a great driver of the ball, he’s a great iron player. He’s also a great putter as we’ve seen. He’s really good.”
Knost added that he was stunned that Bradley still decided to keep him benched on Saturday in the format after things had gone so poorly for the U.S. on the opening day, saying:
“I get it, he’s a rookie, so sit him out on Friday morning. But when the deficit happened, and him and Scottie played pretty good Friday afternoon, they just got beat, they were nine under, the other team was 11 under, I couldn’t believe that he wasn’t thrown out there Saturday morning.
We saw Cam Young, that wasn’t in the plan. But they moved him up there with Bryson.”
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