Of course, J.J. Spaun grew up watching Ryder Cups .

But did he ever dream about playing for Team USA ?

“No,” he said at his news conference Tuesday morning at Bethpage Black. “I think that kind of stems back to self-belief issues and knowing my ceiling, what it could be.”

Spaun not only is on the Ryder Cup team for the first time, but this year’s U.S. Open champion left no doubt as an automatic qualifier.

The 35-year-old California native no longer puts limitations on what he can achieve. He noted how his oldest daughter’s favorite song, “Let It Go” from the movie “Frozen,” became a mantra he has tried to live by.

Spaun is one of four first-timers suiting up for the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, which begins Friday morning at the Farmingdale course. He has soaked up every tidbit he can g

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