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second successive FedEx Cup title would earn Spieth a cool $10 million
bonus. Golf pros don't get paid to compete in the Ryder Cup competition
between Europe and the US.
"If you're saying 2016,
right now, I've got a choice -- Ryder Cup," the American told reporters
ahead of the Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta which starts
Thursday.
The elite 30-man event is the last of four playoff tournaments that all count toward the FedEx Cup title. Europe has won the last three editions of the Ryder Cup, but the US team
has a chance to take revenge at home with the 2016 contest taking place
at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota from September
30-October 2.
Fellow American Dustin Johnson leads the
standings and is one of five men (along with Patrick Reed, Adam Scott,
Jason Day and Paul Casey) who will win the FedEx Cup if they take the
$1.53 million first prize on Sunday.
"I don't have a Ryder Cup," said Spieth, who was criticized for skipping last month's Rio Olympics, citing health concerns. I think I will have a Ryder Cup at some point. I think that will be
easier to win, easier to have a Ryder Cup than a FedEx Cup going
forward, given that you may not play your best and you've got teammates
around you that play their best and win it.
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