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2016 Ryder Cup captain's picks: Davis Love III has a Bubba Watson conundrum

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For someone as conservative as United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, not choosing the No. 7 player in the world, Bubba Watson, as a captain's pick this week was basically like going shots fired starboard side across the PGA Tour.

Watson finished roughly $150,000 in earnings on the season outside of making the team automatically, but Love chose the three golfers directly behind him in the Ryder Cup standings instead.