Keegan Bradley Decides Not to Be Player-Captain in the Ryder Cup
Keegan Bradley made the decision not to participate as a player on the United States team for the Ryder Cup, ruling out the possibility of becoming the first player-captain in 62 years. Bradley announced his decision, revealing that he had already made this determination some time ago and that the American team was already defined. Instead, Bradley selected Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, and Sam Burns as his six captain’s picks for the event to be held next month at Bethpage Black, New York.Bradley, who ranked 11th in the Ryder Cup standings this season and is the eighth-best American in the world rankings, admitted that although he wanted to play, he was “100 percent sure this is the right choice”. The American team already had Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau, who qualified by finishing among the top six in the American classification this season. Griffin and Young, along with Spaun and Henley, are some of the American rookies in the Ryder Cup. Young, who grew up in New York, set the course record at Bethpage Black and earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Wyndham Championship. Griffin, for his part, has had a notable season, returning to golf after a period away from the sport and earning a place on the PGA Tour. The European captain, Luke Donald, will announce his six selections on Monday.The team was defined in the last 48 hours. There were no problems. It was a really difficult decision. There was a moment when I was going to play. All these guys worked very hard and earned a place on this team, and that’s something I’m very proud of, and something I really wanted.
Keegan Bradley
