Fans Are Shocked To See That PGA Villain Patrick Reed Wasn’t Added To Ryder Cup Team

Controversial PGA star Patrick Reed has been a mainstay on the Team USA Ryder Cup team in recent history, but that run will come to an end.

USA captain Steve Stricker revealed his picks for the Ryder Cup, and to everyone’s surprise, Reed was left off.

Captain @SteveStricker has announced his Ryder Cup Captain's Picks for the U.S.A.

Daniel Berger
Harris English
Tony Finau
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Jordan Spieth pic.twitter.com/craMdXsfIu

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 8, 2021

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Shortly after Team USA was announced, fans reacted to Steve Stricker’s decision to leave Patrick Reed off his list.

Live look at Patrick Reed right now pic.twitter.com/UwRa8TRP0T

— Amanda Rose (@AmandaGolf59) September 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/kitmannrocks/status/1435605939814420488

🚨 Patrick Reed will NOT be on the US Ryder Cup team. ☢️☢️

Captain America no more. ❌

— Anti Patrick Reed Legion (@AntiPReedLegion) September 8, 2021

Karma coming back around to hit Patrick Reed like: pic.twitter.com/0pGeRlzANz

— The 73rd Hole Podcast (@The73rdHole) September 8, 2021

Thank god @preedgolf @useGolfFACTS won’t be representing us in the @rydercup .
Being a lying, cheating, garbage human being does still have consequences 👏🏻

— BondMotU (@BondMotu) September 8, 2021

https://twitter.com/DGDawg80/status/1435653737264164869

After making his announcement, Steve Stricker spoke on his decision to leave Patrick Reed off of his roster.

“That was a very, very difficult call,” Stricker said. “Kind of lost sleep over that one. He’s a tremendous competitor. He brings a lot to match-play golf. His record here at the Ryder Cup is pretty darned good. It was a very difficult call. It wasn’t an easy one. It was just the uncertainty of his health and really the lack of play that led to our decision down the stretch. I apologised many times to him and just wanted to make sure that he knew that it was a very difficult decision.”

Patrick Reed is one of the most unpopular players on the Tour, but it’s not clear if that was part of Steve Stricker’s surprising choice to leave him off the team.

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