Brooks Koepka swings at media for allegedly spinning Ryder Cup remarks

Brooks Koepka drew ire for his first comments about the team dynamic in the Ryder Mug

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Brooks Koepka charged the media of rotating his Ryder Mug comments to be unfavorable when he said last week he had not been a fan of the occasion's group dynamic.

Koepka dealt with questions over his statements on Thursday. He pinned the blame on reporters and also claimed he didn't imply for his comments to come off as a slight.

"I never ever said it was unfavorable. Y' all spun it this way," he claimed, by means of ESPN. "I never stated it was negative. I stated it was different. Like I said, I have actually never played any one of these team events [before turning professional] I really did not play Walker Cup. Never ever played Junior Ryder Cup. Never ever played anything. I just said it's different. That doesn't mean it misbehaves. Y' all spun it by doing this."

He told Golf Digest he was disturbed with the team dynamic of the Ryder Cup.

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"It's tough," he claimed. "There are times where I resemble, 'I won my match. I did my job. What do you want from me?' I understand exactly how to take duty for the shots I hit each week. Now, someone else struck a bad shot and left me in a negative place, and also I recognize this opening is a loss. That's new, as well as you have to alter the way you think about things. You go from an individual sport regularly to a team sporting activity one week a year. It's until now from my regular routine."

The remarks attracted a fiery action from Paul Azinger, who assisted the UNITED STATE group record the title in 2008.

"I'm uncertain he likes the Ryder Cup that much. If he doesn't like it, he should relinquish his area as well as get individuals there that do enjoy it," the 1993 PGA Championship winner claimed. "Not everyone embraces it. However if you do not love it, and also you're not marketed out, after that I think Brooks-- especially being harmed-- need to take into consideration whether or not he really wants to be there. And also if you add the Bryson [DeChambeau] vibrant to that, that would certainly be an even easier choice for him."

Koepka had actually been taking care of a wrist injury that compelled him to withdraw from the Trip Champion. He stated he felt sufficient to play 36 holes.

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