Kevin Kisner has been speaking about the reasons why the United States have been struggling to win the Ryder Cup with much regularity over the past three decades.
Kisner was part of Keegan Bradley’s vice-captaincy team at Bethpage Black in September as the European team ran out at 15-13 winners.
The Americans have really struggled at the Ryder Cup over the past three decades, with Europe having won eight of the last 12.
Jim Furyk will captain the US Ryder Cup team in Ireland in 2027 as they look to bounce back from three defeats in the last four meetings with the Europeans.
Kevin Kisner knows Furyk very well and he believes that the 55-year-old is a good choice as captain, despite his struggles in Paris in 2018.
However, Kisner thinks one big change will be required for the United States ahead of the showdown in Ireland in 2027.
Kisner was speaking on the Fore Play Podcast about the USA’s defeat to Europe at Bethpage Black last year.
He responded when asked why he believes the United States continue to fall short in the competition.
“One of the things I want to say is, like, Europe has had the same team for essentially four years in a row,“ Kisner said.
“And it’s so much easier to have cohesion amongst your team.
“They basically came with the same 11 guys that they beat us with two years previously, and it’s so easy to have that build, and you’ve got the same guys.
“Like, JT was fantastic at doing that for this Ryder Cup (firing up the team).
“Scottie Scheffler is not a big ‘rah rah’ guy, but he gets up and has lots of talks.
“But if JT doesn’t make the next Ryder Cup, can we build our brand around him? That’s the hardest part for us.
“It’s almost why I wish we didn’t have, uh, so many picks.
“We would just have more cohesion amongst who gets in. You put so much on these picks, and it becomes so difficult.
“And what I always see us doing is we put so much emphasis on who’s playing the best as we get close to the Ryder Cup.
“I don’t even know if you’re gonna be hitting it good in a month.
“I just want the guys that, you know, are consistent over two years, and I think more of that comes from if you just had less picks.“
I’m sorry, but Kisner has got this one completely wrong.