Fowler plays his way off US Ryder Cup team

Published 8:36 am Monday, August 29, 2016

Rickie Fowler lost the lead, the tournament and a guaranteed spot on the Ryder Cup team.

Right when it looked as though Zach Johnson had played his way off the U.S. team, Fowler squandered a chance to earn the eighth and final automatic spot when he shot 39 on the back nine at The Barclays, capped off by two bogeys and a double bogey over his last four holes.

“Very disappointing,” Fowler said. “Just made a couple bad swings at the wrong time.”

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Sunday was the final day for Americans to earn automatic spots on the team that will try to win the Ryder Cup back from Europe on Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at Hazeltine at Minnesota.