Keegan Bradley created the Ryder Cup captain of the USA – there is only one way to fix this

From the destructive disappointment from Tommy Fleetwood to Euphoria, which Keegan Bradley’s winner put out on the 18th green in the TPC River Highlands. The Travelers Championship gave a view of the Bedlam, which is waiting in the Ryder Cup in September in September at Bethpage Black.

When Fleetwood stumbled, Bradley, the captain of Team USA, ruthlessly fame and opened the first plans for this year’s host.

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Bradley was a shock selection to lead the United States last year after a emphatic defeat against Europe in Rome in New York in New York.

The topic of one of the best -known scenes in the Netflix series Full -scaleBradley was gently told about the phone that he would not join the stars and stripes as one of the wildcard picks by Skipper Zach Johnson in Italy.

“There is no easy way to say this, my friend,” said Bradley of a clearly unpleasant Johnson, who would finally monitor one of the Farcical defeats in the history of the event, with the Americans occupied with stars in the middle of rumors that are about pay demands and a bizarre Has protest.

The raw film material on the show showed a “destroyed” Bradley, then No. 18 of the world, which was comforted by his wife and son. At that time, the documentary had played nine in another Ryder Cup in another Ryder Cup nine years after his last despair, which revealed that he had still not unpacked his suitcase from this 2014 competition due to the agony of defeat in Scotland and the meaning of unfinished business.

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Luke Donald would have a 16.5-11.5 beatdown of a Bradleylos US team, which was the most dominant player in the game, Scottie Scheffler, after the Texas and five Major winner Brooks Koepka 9 and 7, who, after the Texan and five Major winner Brooks Koepka, was a record of 9 and 7.

The candidates for the US captain 2025 were sparse, while the timing for Tiger Woods was not entirely correct to confiscate the throne. Everything led to the CEO of PGA of America, Seth Waugh, who offered Bradley at that time at this time, one of the most prestigious roles in the American Golf.

Bradley still played at a high level in 2024, although it was unlikely that the team was automatically quantity for the team and was a top six finish in the point list. And in view of the previous call with Johnson, a Wildcard selection also looked unlikely, with the notorious’ Boys’ Club ‘still thinking of still influencing the team USA.

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Bradley was a special role in which the last playing captain Arnold Palmer expressed his wish to automatically qualify in 1963, but swore not to choose as a wildcard.

“I want to play in a team. I have the feeling that I am still in my career,” said Bradley back then. “I will not choose. The only way that would happen if the team insisted on it. But even if that were the case, I don’t see that. I want to do the team on points, otherwise I will be the captain.”

But Bradley’s position has changed due to an impressive game and the core of the former US Ryder Cup team, since: Max Homa, a firm and shiny light in the middle of chaos at Marco Simone, has suffered a drastic decline, Wyndham -Clark strikes after the destruction of Oakmont blocker. Majors were cut twice in 2025.

“It’s still June, so we have a long way to [but] This definitely changes things a little, “admitted Bradley, while he returned his intention of a year ago, although a top six finish was still unlikely-with sixth place Justin Thomas more than 2,100 points and Collin Morikawa, the first man outside the top six, more than 1,600 points in advance.

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Bradley was originally shy after demanding the victory on Sunday and simply with “Go USA!” When he was asked about the 18th green during his transmission interview, but when he pressed the press conference of the subsequent winner about his commitment as a player, he admitted that his way of thinking had shifted.

“This definitely opens the door to play,” said Bradley. “I don’t know if I will do it or not, but I definitely have to look at what is best for the team. I have to look at what is best for the team.

“Every year I was out here, I wanted to play in the Ryder Cup team, and then this would be the first year in which I might not want. I just wanted to be the captain and of course what happens.”

With Donald’s strategy together with Analytics Guru and Vice captain Edoardo Molinari, who prompted harmony in the European Team, Bradley’s important mistake was to get the opportunity to get a wildcard selection at all. If he had left his options open, he could have been planned for this eventuality in order to continue to trust his vice captains at the time of trust-the time Jim Furyk, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Kevin Kisner-, while publicly illustrating how his role could develop if his own piece rose.

But now his ability on the course only serves as a distraction, with a referendum for his commitment to every Monday after it has occurred until the six captain picks were announced after the tour championship on August 24th.

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Some may argue the role of the captain, especially on domestic soil, is not very important, with only an unlikely victory in the two -year event since 2006: “The miracle of Medinah” in 2012, not less.

Donald’s forensic preparation, however, is a strong object, although the quality of Europe is likely to underline the importance of the strategy. If Bradley’s influence is reduced by playing a session on Friday or Saturday, is it worth choosing the ninth player in the overall ranking, for example the 10th (Harris English) or the 17th (Cameron Young, who is on the list with the player with the four -zone on the US Open)?

Bradley therefore remains in a bond; Should he allow this to pull himself in order to extend his opportunity to climb the ranking, he risks that he creates more uncertainty in building when Europe ends its preparations.

Commentator Jim Nantz Castle Bradley “looks at this [The Travelers Championship] A major “in his final call on Sunday:” Can he deliver you to the last hole? He ever has! “

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These words could indicate what Bradley will have to do in the coming weeks. He was able to do the argument once and for all with a victory in Portrush at Open. Even the competition for the Claret jug would further legitimize his status as a playful captain. However, a recording of missing the cut in the last five openings does not indicate that it tore through the field in Northern Ireland.

“I just wanted to be the captain,” concluded Bradley on Sunday. “I had a lot about it [not selecting myself to play]You asked me to do a job, I want to do that to the best of my strength.

“But with my amazing vice captains, I feel more comfortable if I went this way.”