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ROCKIES ROLL

Patrick Reed of the U.S.
gestures after sinking a putt on
the 9th hole during a fourball
match on the second day of
the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf
National in Saint-Quentin-en-
Yvelines, outside Paris, France,
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.
Associated Press
Reed’s

passion

for Ryder

Cup turns

poisonous

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVE-
LINES, France (AP) — What
the Americans need is a
Ryder Cup team filled with
guys like Patrick Reed. As
long as Patrick Reed isn’t
one of them. Three days on
Le Golf National went bad
enough for a powerful U.S.
team that lost its way off
the tee and on the score-
board. Europe won eight
consecutive matches, built
a four-point lead going into
Sunday’s singles session
and never gave the Ameri-
cans much hope on its Rockies beat Cubs in sudden-death record
way to another victory on
home soil. And then Reed
managed to make them
look even worse. In a tele- Colorado Rockies catcher Tony Wolters, rear, and left fielder Gerardo
phone interview with The Parra, front, celebrate their win against the Chicago Cubs in the
New York Times later Sun-
day, Reed blamed Jordan National League wild-card playoff baseball game, Wednesday, Oct.
Spieth for them not playing 3, 2018, in Chicago. The Rockies won 2-1.
together and U.S. captain
Jim Furyk for twice leaving Associated Press
Reed on the bench. Page 20

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