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J.J Spaun was one of many highlights for workforce USA on the Ryder Cup, with the rookie choosing up two factors for his nation at Bethpage Black.

The 2025 U.S. Open champion performed simply thrice on the 2025 Ryder Cup, a call that pissed off many, with Spaun neglected of the foursomes periods solely.

Colt Knost has now revealed that Spaun knew his destiny every week earlier than the occasion, and that his ommission from alternate shot was all the way down to him being the one participant gaming a Srixon ball.

Speaking on the podcast Straight Facts Homie, Knost stated:

“I play golf with J.J. loads right here at dwelling in Scottsdale. We have been enjoying collectively Thursday earlier than he left and he shot 60 on me, by the best way. So he regarded in fairly good kind.

I stated, ‘any idea, off the record, who you going to go with?’ He’s like, ‘I know I’m not enjoying alternate shot’. I stated, ‘what?’ And he stated, ‘yeah, part of it, I’m the one one who performs a Srixon golf ball’.

I checked out him like, you’re, for my part, a high three ball striker on that workforce, and alternate shot’s all about giving your self possibilities for birdie. He’s an ideal driver of the ball, he’s an ideal iron participant. He’s additionally an ideal putter as we’ve seen. He’s actually good.”

Knost added that he was shocked that Bradley nonetheless determined to maintain him benched on Saturday within the format after issues had gone so poorly for the U.S. on the opening day, saying:

“I get it, he’s a rookie, so sit him out on Friday morning. But when the deficit occurred, and him and Scottie performed fairly good Friday afternoon, they simply acquired beat, they have been 9 underneath, the opposite workforce was 11 underneath, I couldn’t consider that he wasn’t thrown on the market Saturday morning.

We noticed Cam Young, that wasn’t within the plan. But they moved him up there with Bryson.”

Check out the podcast in full here.