2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team: Keegan Bradley does not choose himself among six deserving captain's picks
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Bradley decided not to become the first playing captain for the United States since Arnold Palmer in 1963
United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley made it official Wednesday that he will not serve a dual role for the 2025 edition of the biennial competition set for Sept. 26-28 at Bethpage Black. Choosing not to pick his own name and put himself on the playing roster -- as it was long expected he would and many believed he should given Bradley was ranked No. 11 in the final Ryder Cup standings -- he squashed the thought of a playing captaincy in one of the most unselfish decisions professional golf has seen in quite some time given his well-documented heartbreak of being left off the Ryder Cup team in 2023. Scottie Scheffler (1) 3 2-2-3 J.J. Spaun (2) 1 -- Xander Schauffele (3) 3 4-4-0 Russell Henley (4) 1 -- Harris English (5) 2 1-2-0 Bryson DeChambeau (6) 3 2-3-1 Justin Thomas* (7) 4 7-4-2 Collin Morikawa* (8) 3 4-3-1 Cameron Young* (14) 1 -- Patrick Cantlay* (15) 3 5-2-1 Sam Burns* (16) 2 1-2-0 1995 Oak Hill 13.5 14.5 1999 Brookline 14.5 13.5 2004 Oakland Hills 9.5 18.5 2008 Valhalla 16.5 11.5 2012 Medinah 13.5 14.5 2016 Hazeltine 17 11
The six captain's picks are Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns. Four of the six selections have prior Ryder Cup experience with Griffin and Young set to make their debuts. Thomas, Morikawa, Cantlay and Burns were all members of the losing U.S. team that lost in Rome two years ago.
At age 39, Bradley's opportunity to strike shots for the Americans be nearing its end, making the choice all the more difficult for the man who has yet to unpack his suitcase from the 2012 Ryder Cup that the U.S. lost in excruciating fashion.
