ROME: Jordan Spieth said Tuesday that the US can’t claim supremacy in the Ryder Cup until they beat Europe on their own turf, something the Americans have not done in 30 years.
The majority of the US team were not even born in 1993, when their country last won a Ryder Cup on European soil, which Spieth says should help them end the hoodoo come the start of the tournament in Rome on Friday.
Spieth is jointly the most experienced Ryder Cup player on the US team with four tournaments under his belt, level with Rickie Fowler who is the only non-rookie in the 12-man American lineup to miss the US’s record 19-9 in Wisconsin win two years ago. “I said it at Whistling Straits...
I said that this is really nice but until we win one over there, nobody can talk about a change in the Ryder Cup,” Spieth told reporters. “I think it’s going to be a really, really good match this year.