Wednesday, August 27

US captain Keegan Bradley has decided the best way to win back the Ryder Cup is to leave his golf clubs at home.

Bradley filled out his 12-man roster on Wednesday with six captain’s picks — and he decided not to include himself.

He had considered becoming the first playing captain of the Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963 at East Lake.

Instead, Bradley went with a pair of Ryder Cup rookies — New York native Cameron Young and Ben Griffin, who finished at No.9 in the standings. Joining them as picks at Bethpage Black in New York will be Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay.

That gives the Americans four Ryder Cup rookies for the September 26-28 matches against Europe.

Bradley made a compelling case as a pick, and likely would have been chosen without much argument if he had not been captain.

He has won twice in the last 13 months against strong fields — only Scottie Scheffler has won more since then — and finished at No.11 in the Ryder Cup standings. He’s also the eighth-best American in the world rankings.

“I’m going to be defined by this decision,” Bradley said last week at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

But he’s decided that, as captain, there’s too much on his plate to have a playing role as well.

The six Americans who had already qualified are Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau and Russell Henley.

European captain Luke Donald makes his six picks on Monday.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/golf/us-captain-bradley-spurns-chance-to-play-in-ryder-cup-c-19828121

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