Patrick Reed blames Jordan Spieth for U.S. Ryder Cup pairings

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 17½-10½ at Le Golf National outside Paris. Europe has won nine of the past 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.