He is not a hard-charger and, with 12 prima donnas, it would be hard to be.
There are five players who have qualified for a spot on the team: Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas.
Billy Horschel at 15th on the list is on my team because grit and tenacity is important.
That makes him a guy that gets in your face, at least as much as professional golfers get in anyone’s face.
Stewart Cink, 29th on the list, deserves a look if for no other reason than he won twice in the 2021 season.
So what? He knows what he knows, and his putter could get warm at any time, versus others who have never experienced a hot putter in their careers.
Alex Miceli, a journalist and radio/TV personality who has been involved in golf for 26 years, was the founder of Morning Read and eventually sold it to Buffalo Groupe.