The reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year and FedEx Cup champion is one of six rookies on Team USA for the 43rd Ryder Cup beginning September 24.
Down the stretch of the 2020-21 PGA Tour season during the FedEx Cup playoffs, Patrick Cantlay’s focus and concentration were on full display as he outlasted Bryson DeChambeau in a six-hole playoff to win the BMW Championship then fended off Jon Rahm a week later to capture the Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $15 million. While “Patty Ice” seemed unflappable when the lights shined their brightest, he coolly thrived off the hoopla, excitement and support from the galleries to cap off the best season of his career, which also included wins at the Zozo Championship in October and the Memorial in June. The recently named PGA Tour Player of the Year is anticipating another raucous setting as he makes his debut at the Ryder Cup from September 24-26 at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Wisconsin. “When I was at Caves Valley (for the BMW Championship), I felt like the fans were really in my corner and pulling for me to get it done,” Cantlay said. “It was late in the day and the fans were wild there. I’m expecting a much more amped up version of that for the Ryder Cup. I think it will be really exciting and will really be a positive to have the fans—it will totally be one-sided so they’ll all be pulling for us.
