That matters because the 2025 U.S. Open champion is definitely feeling slighted by not being picked for captain Brandt Snedeker’s American squad that will play in the Presidents Cup next week. Spaun said on Friday in England, “It’s disappointing to be left off. I wasn’t really expecting it, to be honest.”

Spaun essentially lost his spot to one of two Cup rookies in Jackson Koivun and Jacob Bridgeman, but he certainly had a case: He went 2-1-0 in the U.S. loss in last year’s Ryder Cup and his four top-10s this season included a win in the Valero Texas Open. But Snedeker looked elsewhere, and Spaun could produce the ultimate “told you so” with a win in one of Europe’s premier events.