Brooks Koepka has admitted he played his way off the United States Ryder Cup team after he was not selected by captain Keegan Bradley for the clash against Team Europe

Brooks Koepka believes it is his fault he missed out on playing in the Ryder Cup

Brooks Koepka believes he played his way off the United States Ryder Cup team after he was omitted from Keegan Bradley’s squad to face Team Europe.

The 35-year-old was not named as one of Bradley’s six captain’s picks for the event later this month at Bethpage Black, with the US skipper opting instead to select Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, and Sam Burns. The six automatic selections for the US team were Scottie Scheffler, J. J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, and Bryson DeChambeau.

Koepka’s omission means it will be the first time since 2016 that he will not be on the Ryder Cup team. The five-time major winner has endured a challenging year, ending the LIV Golf season without a win. He also missed three cuts out of the four majors. It comes as Rory McIlroy issued some sharp words of advice to a fellow golf star who was rejected from Team Europe.

Koepka is currently competing in the Amgen Irish Open at the K Club, with the American set to follow that appearance up by playing in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth next week.

And speaking at the K Club, Koepka admitted his poor play this season meant he had no one to blame but himself for missing out on selection for the Ryder Cup.

“I played my way off it so I can’t be disappointed,” said Koepka, via Off The Ball.

“I did it myself. It’s not anything I’m not aware of. I’m not shying away from it. It’s just bad timing. You have one down year, but if it’s the year after the Ryder Cup, it’s a whole lot easier to play catch-up.

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He added on playing on the LIV Golf tour being a factor: “Just the situation I’m in, being on LIV and then not playing well.

“I don’t think LIV had anything to do with me not being on the team, but it was more of the timing of the year and trying to get that ball rolling, which I’ve been doing.”

There have been points this year that Koepka believes he has played good golf, only for that level of performance to disappear when he needs it most. He continued: “I haven’t played very good this year.

“It’s felt good and then it’s completely disappeared. It ebbs and flows. Golf’s crazy. You feel one minute you’re never going to find it again, and then all of a sudden it’s one swing and you’re back for six months.

Brooks Koepka switched over to LIV Golf back in 2022(Image: Andrew Redington, Getty Images)

“The putter has let me down this year, and if you’re not making putts, you’re not comfortable and not confident, it makes it very difficult.

“I haven’t really made anything inside eight feet, which has been the bread and butter my whole career. It’s tough; it means you’ve got to hit it close, it puts a little more pressure on your irons, and hit it in the fairway.

“It goes through your whole game at that point.”

It comes after we revealed Tiger Woods’ brutal 3-word statement to a security guard after he was denied entry to a huge tournament.