Two years ago in Rome, Jordan Spieth was asked to diagnose the Americans’ lopsided Ryder Cup defeat. With nine of 12 U.S. Ryder Cuppers taking five weeks off leading into those matches, Spieth didn’t need to think long.

“If you asked us when we would like to play the Ryder Cup relative to our schedule, I think we would probably say, give us a week after The Tour Championship or two weeks after and then go, instead of five,” Spieth said. “For me personally, I’d like to feel pretty sharp going in and obviously individually, I did not have the opportunity to even play any of those events where I may have. But that’s just how I feel.”

On Sunday, all but two of this year’s U.S. players wrapped up four days at the PGA Tour’s Procore Championship, with Scottie Scheffler winning by a shot over R

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