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Ryder Cup 2018: Why the U.S. lost, and lessons they need to learn

By Kathlene Bissell

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: Tiger Woods of the United States attends a press conference after the singles matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 30, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: Tiger Woods of the United States attends a press conference after the singles matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 30, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) /
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Ryder Cup Patrick Reed
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 29: Tiger Woods of the United States consolls Patrick Reed of the United States following defeat during the morning fourball matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 29, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Drama in the team room

Egos. Park ‘em. It’s apparently hard to for the U.S. to do.  But Euros know they MUST do that to be successful. Fellas, take a hint from across the pond. Swallow your pride and play with whoever the captain tells you to and keep quiet about it. There are 20 guys who would love to have your spot on the team.

Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Kyle Stanley, and Patrick Cantlay all say hi.

Nobody has any idea what was going on with Reed, but he was unhappy because he didn’t get to play with Spieth. Hey, he got to play with Tiger, which he wanted to do. Maybe Thomas wanted to play with Woods and didn’t get a chance because Reed was Woods’ partner.

DJ and Koepka, fisticuffs after the event in the Euro party tent?  What’s with that?

Okay, nobody has to go to the extent of Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood. The duo took the bromance thing to a whole new level with a hysterical morning after spoof.

Bottom line, there were real tensions in the U.S. squad, and if there were any on the Euro side, they didn’t show them.

Of course, it’s easier when you win.

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