Ryder Cup: United States Captain Keegan Bradley Will Not Play At Bethpage

Keegan Bradley has opted against becoming nan first Ryder Cup playing skipper since 1963. The United States skipper named his eagerly awaited six wildcard picks connected Wednesday, taking nan difficult determination not to effort to harvester roles successful New York adjacent month.

Bradley is classed 11 successful nan world but opted for others. Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns received nan captain’s call. Bradley reflected connected “the astir unthinkable twelvemonth of my life” arsenic he announced his decisions during a media convention successful Texas.

“The determination was made a while agone that I wasn’t playing,” Bradley said. “There was a constituent this twelvemonth that I was playing and each these guys stepped up successful a awesome way, playing their measurement connected to this team.”

Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Harris English, Russell Henley and Bryson DeChambeau had already qualified for nan US team. Notable high-profile absentees from nan US broadside are Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka, some of whom endured disappointing years.

Luke Donald, nan European captain, will sanction his half twelve picks connected Monday. The US will beryllium seeking to triumph backmost nan trophy they mislaid by 16 ½ to 11 ½ erstwhile nan teams quadrate disconnected from 26-28 September successful nan 45th version of nan Ryder Cup.

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