Ex-Ryder Cup captain gives fiery response to Brooks Koepka's remarks on tournament

Paul Azinger was winning captain for U.S. Ryder Mug team in 2008

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Brooks Koepka will be an important part of the U.S. group during the upcoming Ryder Cup, but his most current comments on getting on the squad attracted wrath from previous participant Paul Azinger.

Azinger, that was the captain of the U.S. team when it ended its losing streak versus Team Europe in 2008, took issue with Koepka's latest comments concerning exactly how the Ryder Cup removes from the individual player. Azinger told ESPN if Koepka does not like it, then he ought to give up his spot.

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"I'm uncertain he enjoys the Ryder Mug that a lot, if he doesn't love it he should relinquish his spot and obtain people there that do like it," the 1993 PGA Championship winner stated. "Not everybody embraces it. However if you do not enjoy it, and you're not marketed out, after that I assume Brooks-- specifically being harmed-- ought to consider whether or not he really intends to exist. And also if you add the Bryson [DeChambeau] vibrant to that, that would certainly be an even much easier decision for him."

USA Captain Paul Azinger commemorates with the Ryder Mug.(Action Images/ Paul Childs Livepic)Koepka has been nursing a wrist injury that caused him to take out from The Scenic tour Champion. Regardless, he was named to the U.S. group for the Ryder Mug, which is set to occur at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin beginning Sept. 24.

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He belonged of the U.S. group's 2016 triumph and got on the team in 2018 as well.

He informed Golf Digest previously in the week he was disturbed with the group dynamic of the Ryder Mug.

Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the Excursion Champion golf competition. (Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports)

"It's tough. There are times where I'm like, I won my match. I did my task. What do you want from me? I understand how to take responsibility for the shots I struck weekly. Currently, somebody else hit a poor shot and left me in a bad spot, and also I understand this hole is a loss. That's brand-new, and also you need to transform the means you consider points. You go from a specific sporting activity constantly to a team sporting activity one week a year. It's until now from my typical routine."

The 2021 Ryder Mug was readied to be played last year, but it was relocated to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.