Burns is the worst ball striker on the team and with the way the course lays out, you need to be able to drive the ball. He’s not good at it. Cam Young is. Burns is buoyed by his better and currently may even have some ball striking yips. Spare me a win 6 months ago. He was picked because he’s Scotties buddy which is just another example of poor leadership by ZJ. Then, he picks JT because he’s the heart and soul of the team, supposedly, but he sits him the first session. I do t know about you guys but I would probably throw my heart and soul out there right away.Burns had a better year than Young. That's just a fact. Young didn't win a single event. Burns won the match play. Young didn't qualify for the tour championship. Burns finished in the top 5. Young may have more talent but it didn't translate into a better performance.
I’m not saying any of these decisions change the fact that the US got dog walked but ZJ made some just mind boggling decisions both in terms of data and in terms of subjectivity.