While speaking to the Palm Beach Post, LIV player Dustin Johnson said that he “played well enough” to be on this year’s Ryder Cup team.

The two-time major champion didn’t have a spectacular season but was still able to win LIV Tulsa and finish in the top-10 of the 48-man events five additional times.

“I would love to be a part of the team, but to be honest, I haven’t really played that well, this year. But have I played well enough to be on the team? Yeah. I didn’t have the best year. Was it good enough to make the team? I think so. If I would have been playing on (the PGA Tour), yeah, I would have made the team.

“Do I think I can help the US team? Absolutely.”[

Johnson was the U.S. team’s leading scorer in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, notching five points in the 19-9 decimation of the European team.

DJ made a bit of noise at the U.S. Open, shooting scores of 64-70 to begin the week. However, his scores of 71-72 over the weekend weren’t enough to truly contend in an atypical lower scoring version of the event and he ended up tying for tenth place. The other three majors were a disappointment where he failed to finish better than 48th in any of the three.

“If I would have played a little better at the majors, I think I definitely would have had a really good chance to be on the team,” the 39-year-old said. “But just struggled a little bit in the majors this year, which happens.”
19TH HOLEDustin Johnson: If I was playing on PGA Tour I’d have made Ryder Cup teamPublished 1 day ago on Sep 14, 2023By Matt Vincenzi

While speaking to the Palm Beach Post, LIV player Dustin Johnson said that he “played well enough” to be on this year’s Ryder Cup team.

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The two-time major champion didn’t have a spectacular season but was still able to win LIV Tulsa and finish in the top-10 of the 48-man events five additional times.

“I would love to be a part of the team, but to be honest, I haven’t really played that well, this year. But have I played well enough to be on the team? Yeah. I didn’t have the best year. Was it good enough to make the team? I think so. If I would have been playing on (the PGA Tour), yeah, I would have made the team.

“Do I think I can help the US team? Absolutely.”

Johnson was the U.S. team’s leading scorer in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, notching five points in the 19-9 decimation of the European team.

DJ made a bit of noise at the U.S. Open, shooting scores of 64-70 to begin the week. However, his scores of 71-72 over the weekend weren’t enough to truly contend in an atypical lower scoring version of the event and he ended up tying for tenth place. The other three majors were a disappointment where he failed to finish better than 48th in any of the three.

“If I would have played a little better at the majors, I think I definitely would have had a really good chance to be on the team,” the 39-year-old said. “But just struggled a little bit in the majors this year, which happens.”

DJ has been a staple on the American Ryder Cup teams and was the oldest player on the team in 2021.

“When you’ve been a part of teams for the last 12-14 years, you want to be a part of it because they are great events.”

Dustin said he talked to his friend, Zach Johnson, about whether the captain would be bringing him to Rome.

“We talked quite a good bit. He’s a good friend of mine. So yeah, we talked.”

“I told him I’d love to be on the team. But like I said, I didn’t play quite well enough, especially not being on the Tour, I needed to really play well.”

Brooks Koepka, a fellow LIV golfer, was selected, so it looked as if a very strong season could have been enough for DJ to get a captain’s pick.

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