In Ryder Cups and Presidents Cups, they had produced a record - before this week - of 7-1-0. But you also could not, largely because Thomas and Spieth have, as partners, been match-play dynamos. Could you blame Johnson? You could, sure.
captain Zach Johnson had deep faith in both players, awarding each of the childhood pals one of his half-dozen captain’s picks. Jude - but also missed four cuts and failed to finish top 20 in the last three majors. In his last 10 starts of his 2023 season, dating to the Wells Fargo in May, Spieth did notch two top 10s - at the Memorial, in June, and, more recently, at the FedEx St. Less discussed was the form of his go-to match-play partner, Jordan Spieth, even though Spieth, too, hasn’t exactly been setting the golf world ablaze. Thomas, you might have heard, hasn’t been playing his best golf in recent months, having missed the cut in five of his last nine starts before the Ryder Cup, a run that included an 81 at the U.S. In the run-up to this 44th Ryder Cup, there was much speculation (or flat-out concern for many American fans) about how Justin Thomas might perform. Jordan Spieth lost control of his game late in his Friday four-ball match at the Ryder Cup.
