Kirk Not On Ryder Cup Team, But He Will Be Between The Hedges!

Chris Kirk was not one of Tom Watson's captain's picks for the United States Ryder Cup Team on Tuesday, but he still has plans for that weekend, according to his Twitter account.

Several Bulldogs from the PGA TOUR, including Kirk, are expected to be in Athens the weekend of Sept. 26-27 for the Tee-Off Club's Bulldog Open and the Georgia-Tennessee football game. The Ryder Cup will take place the same weekend at Gleneagles.

Watson selected Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson to complete an American team that will try to end two decades of European dominance in the Ryder Cup. (By the way, is it just us or does Simpson bear a striking resemblance to Kirk?)

Kirk, who has never played in a Ryder Cup, finished ahead of Simpson in the standings and has won twice this year, including last week's FedEx Cup playoff event.

The Bulldogs still will be represented on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team as Bubba Watson will participate.