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8 hours ago
- NBC Sports
Now 10th in Ryder Cup points, Keegan Bradley admits he still has 'a lot to prove' as a potential pick
The uneasy nights are already beginning for Keegan Bradley, who admitted that he's caught himself in bed thinking about everything from the golf balls players use to potential pairings. And that's just in his role as captain. Bradley has more on his mind than just that this week at the BMW Championship, which also serves as the final week of automatic qualifying for his own team. Bradley is 10th in the U.S. team standings, but he's cooled off since his victory at the Travelers Championship in June. He has failed to finish better than 30th in his following four starts, and coupled with the emergence of players such as Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup, Bradley's worthiness as a potential captain's pick has been up for debate. 'We're ready for this if it happens. I'm not sure it's going to,' Bradley told reporters Wednesday at Caves Valley. 'I can truly sit here right now and say I don't know what's going to happen. I have to look at myself just like any other player trying to make the team. I'm 10th in points right now, and that's not sixth.' Bradley said at the beginning of his captaincy that he would only consider playing on his own team if he made the team automatically, on points. That calculus started to change when he made a stunning rally to pass Tommy Fleetwood at the Travelers. Several players, including Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler this week, threw their support behind Bradley as a potential playing captain, and even Rory McIlroy, the top player on the European side, said that Bradley is 'definitely' among the 12 best Americans. Still, Bradley said that his status as a player for the biennial matches is uncertain. He will make his six captain's picks following next week's Tour Championship. 'I've been saying all year you can't expect to be on the team unless you're in the top six,' Bradley said. 'My goal is to go out there, whether I was Ryder Cup captain or not this week, and play well and play well next week at the Tour Championship as well. 'There's definitely a lot more on my plate here these next couple of weeks. The Ryder Cup has always been so far away, and now it's right there. Things are definitely amping up. I still have a lot to prove, just as well as everyone around me on the list.' No matter the outcome, Bradley said that he takes immense pride in how he's been able to perform inside the ropes this year, compartmentalizing his dual roles. He called it 'one of my best years that I've ever had' – and that's with the outside-the-ropes distraction of the captaincy. 'Things are definitely getting more difficult, but it is for everybody on the list of the Ryder Cup,' Bradley said. 'When you're trying to get a pick or trying to play your way onto the team, you feel like every round is Q-School. It's not just difficult for me; it's difficult for everybody that's trying to make this team. I feel for them. I know that it's like. I know people try to act like they're OK, but they're nervous every round, and that's the way it should be.' At No. 14 in the FedExCup standings, Bradley will play the first two rounds of the BMW alongside Maverick McNealy, another Ryder Cup hopeful.
NBC Sports
10 hours ago
- NBC Sports
With U.S. decision looming, Rory McIlroy explains why he turned down future playing captaincy
Rory McIlroy doesn't think it's feasible to be a successful playing captain at the Ryder Cup in the modern era, and it's why he's as intrigued as anyone to how the formation of the U.S. team will unfold. McIlroy said Wednesday he's already turned down the opportunity 'straight away' to serve as a future playing captain – most likely in two years' time at Adare Manor in Ireland – because he believed the dual responsibilities would be too much to handle. 'The commitments that a captain has the week of: the extra media that the captain has to do, the extra meetings that the captains have to do with the vice captains, with the PGA of America, preparing your speech for the opening ceremony – there's a lot of things that people don't see that the captain does the week of the Ryder Cup, especially now that the Ryder Cup has become so big,' McIlroy said. 'If you'd have said it 20 years ago, I'd say, yeah, it was probably possible to do. But how big of a spectacle and everything that's on the line in a Ryder Cup now, I just think it would be a very difficult position to be in. 'Then the captain isn't going to be on the course all day, so really the captain's only going to be able to play one session on Friday, one session on Saturday. Would you rather not have a player that has the flexibility to go twice if he's playing well? There's a lot of different things that go into it – and, look, it's just my opinion, but I think it would just be very difficult to do.' And that, of course, is the complicated position that Keegan Bradley finds himself in for the Americans. McIlroy said that Bradley, who was stunningly named as the U.S. captain last summer, is 'definitely' one of the 12 best American players right now. Bradley is currently No. 10 in the team standings, on the strength of his victory in June at the Travelers Championship (when McIlroy was grouped with him during the first two rounds), heading into the final week of automatic qualifying. Earlier this week, both Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler voiced their support for a potential Bradley playing captaincy. 'I don't think you're going to find any or many Americans that are going to argue that he shouldn't be on the team,' Fowler said. Bradley, who at No. 14 in the FedExCup standings is assured of playing next week at East Lake, will make his six captain's picks following the Tour Championship. 'That's why everyone is so interested and it's such a compelling case,' McIlroy said. 'I'm just as interested as everyone else to see how it all plays out.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Golf Fans Celebrating Rickie Fowler's Achievement Sunday Night
Golf Fans Celebrating Rickie Fowler's Achievement Sunday Night originally appeared on The Spun. Rickie Fowler is deserving of some congratulations on Sunday evening. The former Oklahoma State Cowboys golfer, known for rocking all-orange on Sundays, hasn't been in contention at big tournaments in a while. Fowler, now 36, was once viewed in a similar group to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, etc. He was No. 4 in the world in 2016. Previously, he was the No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008. Fowler has fallen on tough times in recent years, going through different swing coaches, strategies and more. He didn't play in The Masters in four of the past five years. He didn't play in the U.S. Open in three of the past five years. He's finished in the Top 10 of a major tournament just twice in six years. However, Fowler is making a big move in the FedEx Championship. Fowler finished in a tie for sixth place at the St. Jude Championship on Sunday. His finish guarantees him a spot in the BMW Championship. It also guarantees him a spot in all of the signature events next year. "WE ARE MOVING ON! RICKIE FOWLER HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP. IN FOR ALL SIGNATURE EVENTS NEXT YEAR!" Rickie Fowler Tracker shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. Congratulations are pouring in for Fowler on Sunday evening, following his major achievement. "This is Awesome!!!👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😎," one fan wrote. "Didn't play great today but good enough!!!!" one fan added. "So happy for him man, his games been trending big time for the last 2/3 months, why not go and win the damn thing next week," one fan added. "Golf is a better place with Rickie," one fan added. "Never been more proud to be a Rickie fan. This guy could've taken the LIV money, but instead was busting his butt to qualify on his own merit for 2026," one fan added. "What a roller coaster ride. At least NBC covered most of his round," one fan added. Well done, Rickie! Golf Fans Celebrating Rickie Fowler's Achievement Sunday Night first appeared on The Spun on Aug 10, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
