Fred Couples seems just fine with Davis Love III as Ryder Cup captain
Fred Couples and Davis Love III have been buds for 30 years which is why Couples is just fine with the PGA of America's selection for the Ryder Cup captain.
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Kyle Porter
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When news broke that Davis Love III was likely going to get a second shot at the Ryder Cup captaincy, most people had the same reaction. "What about Freddie?"
On Wednesday, Fred Couples assured everyone there's no angst over the PGA of America's selection.
"They chose a great guy in Davis. He deserves it," Couples said to Golf Channel. "And maybe in a couple of years down the line I'll have another shot at it. There's so many guys. I'm not bitter or upset or anything like that because in my opinion they picked a great guy."
Couples and Love III are clearly chummy, and there's little doubt Couples will be an assistant, if not officially then in some form, when Hazeltine arrives in 2016.
"To be quite honest with you, I will tell you that if it was maybe not Davis, I might have a different attitude toward this," added Couples. "He's been my friend for 30 years and I'm very happy for him. And so I have no bitterness at all."
The upshot for Couples is that he gets to play golf or do whatever he wants while Love III has to fulfill a bunch of tedious media obligations over the next 20 months.
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