Column: The Ryder Cup is more about popularity than performance with its six captain's picks
Zach Johnson has a week to measure personalities, potential pairings and how statistics mesh with Marco Simone. Instead, the Ryder Cup selection system has gotten out of hand, adding another layer of perceived favoritism in a sport that prides itself on earning what you get. Now there will be questions about Justin Thomas, a spark for the U.S. team in the last two Ryder Cups who didn't make the FedEx Cup playoffs this year.