Keegan Bradley is “on a mission” to win the Ryder Cup for Team USA.
He may have essentially the most gifted gamers on his staff to perform that objective, no matter what tour they play on.
“I’m not apprehensive in regards to the LIV Golf stuff. I’m going to have the 12 finest gamers on the staff. I don’t care what or the place they play. So we have now a mission to win this event,” Bradley stated Tuesday.
“I need the very best gamers on the staff. By the time we get to Bethpage in 2025, we have now no clue how the structure of the golf world goes to be.”
The leadup to the 2023 competitors in Rome sparked loads of controversy concerning LIV Golf. The Europeans stripped Henrik Stenson of his captaincy after he joined the Saudi-backed circuit and consequently handed the reigns over to Englishman Luke Donald as an alternative. The DP World Tour, which facilitates the European Ryder Cup staff, barred LIV Golf gamers from becoming a member of the blue and gold. That meant no Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, and Martin Kaymer—all Ryder Cup stalwarts who joined LIV.
On the American aspect, Captain Zach Johnson chosen Brooks Koepka, who gained the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, to affix Team USA.
Koepka was the one LIV Golf participant on both aspect and posted a 1-1-1 report, which included a historic loss to Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg. Koepka performed alongside Scottie Scheffler on Saturday morning and misplaced 9 & 7.
So far this 12 months, no one has performed higher in main championships than Bryson DeChambeau. He tied for sixth at Augusta National, completed in solo second at Valhalla, after which gained the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in dramatic style. If he had that efficiency a season in the past, Johnson would have had no alternative however to incorporate DeChambeau among the many American 12.
But if the two-time U.S. Open winner continues on this trajectory, he will certainly make the 2025 squad—and if he doesn’t routinely qualify, Bradley should choose him.
Nevertheless, Bradley shouldn’t be overly involved about that—a minimum of not but.
“I’ve solely been the captain for 2 weeks, and we haven’t actually even gotten the actual factors began, which begin subsequent 12 months,” Bradley added.
“So I’ll have to attend and see how every thing shakes out. My largest concern is having the very best gamers on the staff.”
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be certain to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko as properly.
