Keegan Bradley named 2025 Ryder Cup Captain

[WhiteWonder 2,820]

3 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

Dont care for team USA's position.  Why pick a captian that has a decent chance of making the team?  Not to mention Keegan plays well in the NE and it is at Bethpage.  

Keegan deserves to be one of the players.  But he is also captain.  And picking himself also adds pressure not suck.  

Tough decisions on filling out the team.  Id rather seem some other guys out there than Cantlay and Morikawa.  

This would have been Phil's captaincy if the PGA of America wasn't butt hurt over LIV. Thankfully they made the right decision with Majors but I am pretty certain if LIV never happens, Phil would have been up for this one as he is also a NE darling, specifically the NY/NJ area.   Same way the Euros stripped Stenson of his captaincy.  Which is just odd for both sides since they allow LIV guys to play in it.  I remember Rory was against them playing in it until Rahm went to LIV.  This younger trend has been happening since 2018 and it feels weird. Even Stricker, Harrington, Zach Johnson and Luke Donald las time felt odd. Keegan is another level of odd because he's still a top tier player. 

I'm not sure if it was always a thing to have like a dozen vice captains, but it seemed to start to trend in that direction, at least for team USA, when they began inviting whoever they wanted to invite to be a vice captain. I definitely remember ryder cups with Tiger and Bubba there as vice captains. You've got Kisner, Webb Simpson, Snedeker and freaking Gary Woodland there this time along with Furyk.  I know it's potential grooming for future captains but sometimes it feels like they just want these guys in the team room playing ping pong with the boys. 

[edjr 6,681]

 

[edjr 6,681]

We need USA vs LIV

[TBayXXXVII 2,592]

Is this the dude (Bradley), that everyone hated a couple years ago?  Or was that the dude with the French name?  Bryson something...?

[edjr 6,681]

4 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Is this the dude (Bradley), that everyone hated a couple years ago?  Or was that the dude with the French name?  Bryson something...?

Bryson. Keegan was disliked maybe by irrational people sans his doing the Country Two Step before every shot

[edjr 6,681]

CHALK!!!!!

 

Why did they even change it to 6 instead of 10, if they will just keep picking chalk?

[edjr 6,681]

CHALK!!!!!!

[edjr 6,681]

NOT CHALK!!!!  Cam Young

[edjr 6,681]

Cantplay.. BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TBayXXXVII 2,592]

37 minutes ago, edjr said:

Bryson. Keegan was disliked maybe by irrational people sans his doing the Country Two Step before every shot

Gotchya.  Thanks.

[listen2me 23 1,906]

On paper the Euros have a better team

[patweisers44 856]

1 hour ago, edjr said:

Bryson. Keegan was disliked maybe by irrational people sans his doing the Country Two Step before every shot

That and his spitting all over the course. 

[edjr 6,681]

1 minute ago, patweisers44 said:

That and his spitting all over the course. 

Son of a biscuit, my ancestors spit on your haircut!

Gimmie a bottle of anything, and a glazed donut. TO GO!

[thegeneral 3,323]

Probably smart not to pick himself.

[edjr 6,681]

6 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Probably smart not to pick himself.

100% Now he can only take most of them blame and not all

[thegeneral 3,323]

On 8/22/2025 at 10:22 AM, thegeneral said:

So auto bids are:

Scottie Scheffler

J.J. Spaun

Xander Schauffele

Russell Henley

Harris English

Bryson DeChambeau

Lots of good candidates for Captain’s picks..Think he’ll call his own number. Leaves 5 more.

I’d go Cameron Young, Burns, JT, Colin M, Ben Griffin

Leaves Cantlay, Maverick M, Brooks, Fat Pat Reed, Brian Harman on the outs.

 

Picked the players I thought deserved it outside of himself. I get not doing that and picking lame-o Cantlay. Cantlay sucks to watch but he’s a stud on the course and captaining and playing is a lot.

Hope the new guys kick some euro trash asses! 

[WhiteWonder 2,820]

i'd still have picked Harman (over Cam Young) if he wasn't picking himself.   If he had picked himself, i leave Burns off. 

Cantlay just makes too much sense as Xanders partner. 

[WhiteWonder 2,820]

5 hours ago, listen2me 23 said:

On paper the Euros have a better team

I assume they go down the line for the rest of their team, leaving off #12 matt Wallace in favor of Rahm, who will play a lot with Hatton.