Team USA Ryder Cup captain, Keegan Bradley has confirmed that he will not be a part of the 12-man roster to take on Europe at Bethpage Black next month.
Adding on to the six who automatically qualified to represent their country, Bradley shared that his picks included Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young and Sam Burns.
Once the sixth pick was named, shockwaves reverberated around the golfing planet as the realization that Bradley – who had competed at such a high level on the PGA Tour for months and won his 13th pro title in June – would not be teeing it up in Farmingdale.
Explaining his decision to solely focus on captaining Team USA during a press conference at PGA Frisco on Wednesday, the 39-year-old said: “I grew up wanting to play Ryder Cups. I grew up wanting to fight alongside these guys. It broke my heart not to play. It really did.
“You work forever to make these teams, but ultimately I was chosen to do a job. I was chosen to be the captain of this team. My ultimate goal to start this thing was to be the best captain that I could be. This is how I felt like I could do this.
Captain Keegan Bradley explains why he didn’t select himself to play on the United States Ryder Cup team. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/UzBp5uwqUGAugust 27, 2025
“If we got to this point and I felt like the team was better with me on it, I was going to do that. I was going to do whatever I thought was best for this team.
“I know 100% for certain that this is the right choice, and these six guys, again, played so incredibly coming down the stretch here and made my decision a lot easier.”
For months leading into the Ryder Cup, so many debates had taken place surrounding whether Bradley could or indeed should combine playing with captaincy duties.
His victory at the Travelers Championship in June further muddied the waters in regard to his potential role at Bethpage, with Bradley admitting that he considered himself a part of the playing 12 at that stage of the year.
However, the two-time Ryder Cup player went on to share that, given what has happened since, he does not feel he would strengthen the team by playing in it.
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Bradley said: “The decision was made a while ago, that I wasn’t playing. The last 48 hours, we had…
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