Golf Channel · Jul 19, 2021
Ryder Cup update: Jordan Spieth basically in; European picture clearer
Is there any U.S. player who benefitted from the Ryder Cup being delayed a year than Jordan Spieth?
Spieth was ranked outside the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking when the original September dates for the postponed matches at Whistling Straits came and went, but now the three-time Ryder Cupper is a spot out of automatically qualifying for captain Steve Stricker’s squad.
And he’s almost guaranteed a captain’s pick should he not earn his way onto the team via points.
The top six American players in points following next month’s BMW Championship will qualify, while Stricker will fill out the 12-man roster with six picks, which will be determined after the Tour Championship.