Reed vents over Spieth, Furyk in Ryder Cup

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Reed blames Jordan Spieth for them not playing together at the Ryder Cup and told The New York Times that U.S. captain Jim Furyk was not smart to sit him out twice.

Europe won the Ryder Cup 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 at Le Golf National outside Paris. Europe now has won nine of the last 12 times.

Spieth and Justin Thomas went 3-1, the only American tandem to play all four matches. Reed was paired with Tiger Woods in fourballs, losing both matches, and sitting out both foursomes matches.

In an interview with the Times an hour after the closing news conference, Reed said he was fully expecting Furyk to pair him with Spieth again.

“The issue’s obviously with Jordan not wanting to play with me,” Reed said. “I don’t have any issue with Jordan. When it comes right down to it, I don’t care if I like the person I’m paired with or if the person likes me as long as it works and it sets up the team for success. He and I know how to make each other better. We know how to get the job done.”

They were 4-1-2 in the previous two Ryder Cups and not had any other partners.

Spieth and Reed were asked at the end of the U.S. press conference Sunday night if they were surprised they didn’t play together. Both looked at each other to see who would respond before Spieth spoke first.

“We were totally involved with every decision that was made,” Spieth said. “We had two potentially fantastic teams (Spieth-Thomas and Woods-Reed) and we went out confidently and tried to play our best.”