{"id":182535,"date":"2025-08-28T14:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182535\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:06:09","slug":"keegan-bradley-breaks-down-each-of-his-us-ryder-cup-captains-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182535\/","title":{"rendered":"Keegan Bradley breaks down each of his US Ryder Cup captain’s picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once the anticipated drama surrounding U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley\u2019s decision on whether to name himself as the first player\/captain<\/a> since Arnold Palmer in 1963 was settled Wednesday, the focus shifted to the six players Bradley chose as his captain\u2019s picks.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what he had to say about the guys he wanted with him at Bethpage Black next month.<\/p>\n

United States captain Keegan Bradley AP<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas<\/p>\n

\u201cJustin Thomas is the heartbeat of our team. This guy was born to play Ryder Cups, and specifically at Bethpage Black.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Collin Morikawa<\/p>\n

\u201cAn incredible teammate, incredible ball striker. His golf r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speaks for itself.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Ben Griffin of the United States acknowledges the crowd after holing out for eagle on the ninth hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship 2025 at Sedgefield Country Club on Aug. 1, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Ben Griffin<\/p>\n

\u201cBen is an extremely confident, excited player. He\u2019s burst onto the scene this year. Ben wasn\u2019t on our radar until this year, and he just continuously played at an extremely high level throughout the whole year, and I got a chance to play with him for the first time at Wyndham this year and I was just blown away with how good this guy was, and I was wondering where the hell he\u2019s been for the last few years.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cCam has been one of the most consistent players on the Tour. He broke through with that amazing win at the Wyndham Championship, and he\u2019s been fighting so hard. Watching him on Sunday with that big lead play like that was incredible. Cameron pounds the golf ball, and he\u2019s putting it as good as he\u2019s ever putted in his career. He\u2019s had nine top-12 finishes, which shows you how consistent he\u2019s been. <\/p>\n

\u201cCameron is a New Yorker (grew up playing in Sleepy Hollow Country Club). We\u2019re very proud to have a New Yorker on our team and represent his country at Bethpage Black.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Patrick Cantlay<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a leader of our team. When he speaks, people listen. Quite simply, Patrick was born for the Ryder Cup. This is where he thrives. This is where we need him.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Cameron Young plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Sam Burns<\/p>\n

\u201cSam is an incredibly passionate golfer. He\u2019s the best putter on the planet. He has won the Match Play Championship. He has an extreme competitive fire in his belly. I have a lot of respect for Sam and the way that he came on at the end of the season to make this team. His back was against the wall, and he played well every week to end the season. I\u2019ve been in that position, and that\u2019s some of the hardest times to play good golf is trying to make these Ryder Cup teams, and Sam did that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love to have Sam on our side with that putter at Bethpage. I can\u2019t wait to see him out there in front of those fans. He plays with his heart on his sleeve, and people at Bethpage are going to love that.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once the anticipated drama surrounding U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley\u2019s decision on whether to name himself as…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[29108,10132,1430,1504,1509,8656,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-182535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-bethpage-black","9":"tag-collin-morikawa","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-justin-thomas","12":"tag-keegan-bradley","13":"tag-ryder-cup","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115106780705661653","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}