Patrick Reed 'blindsided' by not being paired with Jordan Spieth at Ryder Cup

PARIS -- The curious decision to split up one of America's best Ryder Cup teams of the past several years was blasted late Sunday by Patrick Reed, who said he was "blindsided" when he learned he would not be playing with Jordan Spieth at Le Golf National.

The U.S. spent a lot of time coming up with a formula that worked so well two years ago at Hazeltine. So why scrap it this time around in France?

Europe entered the final day of the Ryder Cup with a four-point lead. On Sunday, in singles, it continued its long streak of dominance at home, defeating the Americans.

Reed, 28, told the New York Times in a phone interview Sunday after the American team had suffered a 17½ to 10½ defeat to Europe…