Patrick Reed finally breaks silence after missing out on Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup team

Patrick Reed was not included in this year’s US Ryder Cup squad.
Despite picking up a LIV Golf event win in Dallas, Reed’s history in team settings has made him a questionable fit. But plenty still think he could have added something to the squad.
Golf Channel analyst Eamon Lynch had already advised Keegan Bradley against choosing Reed, so it was not much of a shock when he was left out of the captain’s picks.
Reed had backed Bryson DeChambeau and other LIV players to make the team earlier in the year, but only DeChambeau ended up getting the call.
The 2018 Masters champion has now spoken publicly for the first time about being left out of Team USA’s Ryder Cup plans this summer.
Patrick Reed opens up on Ryder Cup snub and US Team performance
Reed has always played well in the Ryder Cup, so it is no surprise he feels he could have made a real impact for the US team at Bethpage Black.
Speaking to AFP after a strong second round at the International Series Philippines, Reed shared his thoughts on missing out last month.
“It definitely hurts and I definitely feel like I could have been a huge asset to the team, especially at a place I won before.
“That was his decision, but I feel like he tried to put out the best team he could,” the 35-year-old said.
When asked if his presence would have changed the outcome, Reed was honest about how well Europe played early on.
“Through the first two days I don’t really care what team he threw out there, I don’t think we’d be able to hang with the way the Euros played,” he admitted.
“From top to bottom on Friday and Saturday it was just unreal.”
Patrick Reed addresses how the media wrongly paints him as golf’s villain
Reed believes the way he is portrayed in the press is often far from accurate.
He defended himself by saying: “My kids have been bullied at school so that’s where it’s uncalled for. They say a lot of stuff, it’s all false.
“When they all of a sudden look at your children and say stuff about them, it’s like you don’t even know my children and why would you even bring kids into it?
“It’s not fun having to deal with some of the stuff that we deal with. The great thing is I have an amazing support team at home and an amazing family.”
The 33-year-old then dismissed any suggestion that he is not a good person off the course, saying:
“The kind of person I am on and off the golf course hasn’t been portrayed very well in the media throughout my career, but it’s almost impossible to control others.
“All you can do is control yourself, so I feel like I’m doing everything the right way, living the right way.
“Everyone I play pro-ams with and everybody I meet, they’re all like: ‘Man, you’re nothing like what the media portrays you as’.
“So as long as that just continues happening, at some point it will turn around.”