An Exhibition Without The Best Players
As Billy Horschel, Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Davis Love III, and Fred Couples, are running around suffering from some serious LIV Golf Derangement Syndrome, the Presidents Cup is set to begin without the best players in the world.
The Golf Channel and Jay Monahan can spin it as much as they want, but the fact is their childish behavior towards LIV Golf has prevented the fans from enjoying a true team test.
Missing from the United States team are Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, and Brooks Koepka. Say what you want, but these players are superstars that have been replaced by less than stellar players.
Sure, Max Homa and Billy Horschel are very talented players, but they are not at the same level of stardom or golf playing quality as the players mentioned above.
Let us be honest, Horschel is 35 years old and has never qualified for either a Ryder Cup or a Presidents Cup. To me, the main reason he got picked for this team is because he has been the biggest loudmouth for Jay Monahan regarding LIV Golf.
In other words, and in my opinion, Horschel was given a bone by the PGA Tour because they owed it to him, after all, Horschel has made a fool of himself enough times to merit that bone.
Indeed, he has been a first class troll for the PGA Tour, but a hateful one which says a lot about his character or lack thereof.
Let us face it, if these players were not part of LIV Golf, they would have been on the Presidents Cup team, either via Captain’s picks or points. Davis Love III can whine all he wants, but he could never deny this fact.
On the International team, missing are world #3 and PGA of America, Player of the Year, Cameron Smith, Joaquin Niemann, Carlos Ortiz, Marc Leishman, Charl Schwartzel, Abraham Ancer, and Louis Oosthuizen.
These are huge loses for the International team who’s roster is mostly filled with Presidents Cup rookies. This could be a blessing, but historically and statistically, this is more of a nightmare.
Chamblee, Monahan, and the rest claim these are the best players in the world, but without the star power of the Dustin Johnson’s and Cameron Smith’s of the world, this is more a country club exhibition than a true test of team golf.
Once again Jay Monahan and the PGA Tour fail to deliver and the fans are the ones who get the short end of the stick.