CHASKA — A US Ryder Cup team more relaxed and better prepared than past losing versions takes a confident attitude into this week’s showdown against holders Europe, which happily accepts its routine underdog role.Europeans have won three in a row, six of seven and eight of the past 10 over the Americans entering Friday’s start of the biennial team golf matches at Hazeltine."We’re just tired of being told we haven’t won one in a while," two-time Major winner Jordan Spieth said. "We want this one.We feel very comfortable this year with the team we have and very confident as well."Spieth recalled the tension of the US losing his 2014 debut at Gleneagles. "I don’t know why the Europeans have a better record," he said. "I think they have felt more relaxed going in. I’ve only been part of one. Our experience over there was pretty tense and this one feels a bit different. So, we’re confident about that."US captain Davis Love had the same job in 2012 when the Americans suffered the biggest ...
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