Justin Thomas was the only controversial pick of American captain Zach Johnson, a vibes-over-performance selection that outraged a segment of golf fandom. Keegan Bradley, who was passed over for a selection, bemoaned the fact that he's a golf "outsider" — the implication being that Thomas' cool-kid status got him onto the team.
Thomas, in his first comments since arriving in Rome for this week's Ryder Cup, insisted that he isn't paying attention to the social-media static.
"I definitely haven't kept the receipts," Thomas said. "I don't feel like there is any good that can come from that.