CHASKA, Minn. -- Patrick Reed walked into a USA team meeting this week and told his captain, Davis Love III, as well as everyone else in the room, he would be playing in five matches at the Ryder Cup. Also, he added, Jordan Spieth was going to be his teammate.
Every time.
It wasn't a request. It was a statement.
Reed is many things -- confident, passionate, stubborn -- but when it comes to the Ryder Cup, he is something that seems even more important. He is fearless. He has an unapologetic patriotic swagger and relishes playing for his country, maybe as much as any American golfer since Payne Stewart.