Rory Sabbatini Disappointed About President Cup Snub

He isn't the most liked guy on the PGA Tour. Probably towards the bottom of the list, really. That doesn't change the fact that Rory Sabbatini, as Craig Stadler once put it, can play stick. His win this year at the Byron Nelson was the fifth of his career, and helped vault him to his current position in the FedEx Cup point standings at 35.

None of this seemed to matter to Greg Norman, who made his Presidents Cup captain's picks the same way I pick a cab when I stumble out of a bar at 2:08 AM on a Saturday ... "Ummmmm, that one." Sabbatini was ahead of both the picks that Norman made, had more wins this season on the PGA Tour than both combined (which is, obviously, zero) but got snubbed. So, surely Norman called Sabbatini to let him know he wasn't going to pick him, sadly, but he appreciated his game and hoped to see him on the team in the future. Yeah, not so much.

"There was not a single conversation or a single phone call, period -- from anybody," Sabbatini said Thursday at the BMW Championship, where he shot 66 to tie for the first-round lead with Steve Marino.

"You could say I was a little disappointed."

You'd have to agree with Sabbatini. "A little disappointed," might be an understatement when you realize he got passed up by a 17-year-old and a guy that missed more cuts than he made this year on the PGA Tour. Rory, not normally the "gracious in defeat" sort of guy, did say if he had played better this year he would have more ground to stand on, but he still won a tournament and had four top-10s.

What Sabbatini is doing now is absolutely why sports are incredible. He isn't jabbering about it or pouting, he's letting the clubs sing the song. A 5-under 66 on Thursday had him tied for the lead, and he's off to a good start on Friday.

Nothing could be sweeter than a win for Sabbatini this weekend. He is just outside the top-30 that make it to the Tour Championship in two weeks, but if he keeps up this form that shouldn't be a problem.

No matter your take, one thing's for sure -- Sabbatini deserved a damn phone call.