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CHASKA, Minn. -- Ryan Moore missed the phone call.It wasnt just a phone call hed been hoping for in the hour since hed lost the Tour Championship to Rory McIlroy in four extra playoff holes. It was a phone call hed been waiting for since the early days of his PGA Tour career.Every year for the past decade, he estimated, hed been fitted for the uniform of the United States team, never to be selected. This year, he wasnt measured for the clothes, and he assumed the call would never come.Last Sunday evening, as Moore was loading up his belongings into a car in the player parking lot at East Lake Golf Club, Moore checked his phone and saw that hed missed a call from Davis Love III, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain.When he called back, the team that hadnt fitted him for clothes, for which he wasnt thought to be part of the in-crowd, had selected him to become a member.It was like the jocks had invited the introspective, artistic kid to join their keg party.While Moore nodded and smiled as Love broke the news, his father, Mike, was about 50 yards away, looking over to him for clues about whether this was the phone call hed been waiting for. When Ryan looked up, he flashed a big smile and gave a thumbs up.I went over and gave him a big hug, Mike later said. I could tell he was really delighted.The recognition has been a long time coming for Moore, who was once considered the most promising of Americas up-and-coming players.While at UNLV, he won seemingly everything: the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. PubLinks (twice), the Western Amateur, the NCAA individual title and the prestigious Ben Hogan award as the top collegiate player. As if that wasnt enough, he was low amateur at the Masters and made the cut at the U.S. Open.Upon turning professional, Moore earned enough money just playing off sponsors exemptions to earn his full-time PGA Tour privileges, the first player to accomplish that since Tiger Woods nearly a decade earlier.I remember his younger brother Jason always asking him, Whats your fallback if this doesnt work out for you? his father said. And Ryan would say, What do I need a fallback for? Im going to play in college and get on Tour and be a great player. He just never doubted that he would play quality golf at this level.Mike has been a ubiquitous presence in his sons golfing career, teaching him the game from a young age and often walking every step with him.Mike knows Ryans game -- and his personality -- as well as anyone. He understands how Ryan dealt with each futile clothes fitting and close call over the years, and how he would have dealt with this one if he didnt receive the fourth and final captains pick.Ryan is a pragmatist, Mike said. He realized he didnt finish in the top eight for an automatic spot. Hes not a real flamboyant personality type, so he figured he might not get selected; all he could do was play his best. He never really expressed a lot of concern or disappointment, but he doesnt. He internalizes things.As for what Moore brings to the team, dont expect the guy who calls himself anti-social, maybe to suddenly become flashy this week. Dont expect him to be hooting and hollering his way around Hazeltine if hes playing well, but by the same measure, dont expect him to hang his head if he isnt.Im here to be an asset to this team in whatever way I can, he said. Im here to play as good as I can, be a great teammate and go out there and have fun ... You know, thats the goal for this week: keep doing what Ive been doing.Mike elaborated: Hes exactly what you see -- a low-key kind of guy whos got a ton of fire in the belly and is unafraid of conflict on the course. Hes tenacious.Theres all kinds of types and some guys are more obviously irritated by bad shots or poor performance or failure; some are more clearly excited about good shots and great performance and success.Ryan doesnt show as much of that on the outside, just maybe a quiet fist pump. Thats about all you see from him, but I know the fire burns.That fire has always been burning for Moore. 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Drafting an Ursa pick for Sumail Suma1L Hassan in the mid lane, the American boys in blue closed out the first game in a short 19 minutes, handing VP their first loss of the tournament. With their backs against the wall, Virtus.Pro drug out Game 2, using a combination of Bloodseeker and Vladimir No[o]ne Minenkos Sniper to hold back EG, but Hassans Alchemist farmed up a storm and started passing out Aghs upgrades, overwhelming VP in the prolonged match. After nearly 54 minutes, VP called good game, and Evil Geniuses secured a top 4 spot at the Boston Major.Two other North American squads met in the bracket on Friday, with Digital Chaos and Team NP competing for a spot in the semifinals. Clever drafting in Game 1 stole away NPs Naga Siren for DCs Roman Resolut1on Fominok, and Martin Saksa Sazdov made impressive rotations as Rubick, participating in 11 of 12 kills in Digital Chaos Game 1 victory. One game from elimination, NP turned to Kurtis Aui_2000 Lings tried-and-true Sven, but David MoonMeander Tans Axe and more impressive support play from Sazdov secured the early game. Digital Chaos eliminated Team NP from the major in two 20-minute matches, and advance 2-0 to the last day of the tournament.Warriors Gaming Unity established themselves as an underdog to watch with wins over Wings Gaming and Compplexity in the group stage, and facing OG in the quarterfinals, Unity came out swinging.dddddddddddd WGU took a 56-minute Game 1 victory, thanks to offlaner Chua KaNG Soon Khongs explosive Legion Commander. OG avoided the upset in Game 2, thanks to another stellar performance from Anathan ana Pham on Alchemist, and the European squad would have to fight for their lives against the upset in Game 3. A last-pick Pugna for WGU caused problems for OGs lineup initially, but Phams Alchemist once again rose above, assisted by the teams support Lina pick for Jesse JerAx Vainikka. OG closed out the series 2-1 and avoided the upset, advancing to face EG for a spot in the grand finals.One of the popular storylines during the playoffs has been the Greek squad of Ad Finem, attending their first Valve event. In the top 8, AF faced LGD Forever Young, the last Chinese team in the tournament after securing a major upset against sister squad LGD Gaming on Thursday. Ad Finem took the first match, with carry Omar Madara Dabachach putting up another impressive performance on Morphling. LFY came back in Game 2 though, with captain Zhang xiao8 Ning participating in all of LFYs 19 kills and putting the series on match point.For Game 3 LFY turned to an intimidating draft of Alchemist, a hero that has been very successful in Boston, and AF responded by putting playmaking support Verros Maybe Next Time Apostolos on a roaming Mirana. The Greeks put on the pressure and despite LFYs best attempts, the Chinese squad could not repel the constant aggression of Ad Finem. In the teams first appearance at a Valve major, Ad Finem have secured a spot in the top 4, and are one series away from the grand finals. ' ' '