Keegan Bradley, U.S. roster face ‘a lot of questions’ ahead of Ryder Cup | Golf Today | Golf Channel

Todd Lewis reports on golfers aiming to secure Ryder Cup roster spots, hearing from Rickie Fowler, Ben Griffin and several others before Golf Today explores qualities U.S. captain Keegan Bradley should seek out in his selections. #GolfToday #Golf #GolfChannel #KeeganBradley #UnitedStates
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THE PLAYOFFS. OR AFTER BMW CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE ARE SEVERAL PLAYERS TRYING TO EARN A SPOT ON THE RESPECTIVE TEAMS. WITH MORE ON THAT, WE SAY HELLO TO TODD LEWIS. >> Reporter: GENTLEMEN, HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP. AS YOU MENTIONED, YES, THE FEDEX CUP PLAYOFFS ARE ON THE FRONTAL LOBES OF THE PLAYERS IN THE FIELD. THERE ARE RYDER CUP IMPLICATIONS FOR SOME OF THE PLAYERS. THE HOJGAARD TWINS ARE IN THE FIELD AND ROBERT MACINTYRE. LUKE DONALD IS NOT IN THE FIELD. CONVERSELY, THE U.S. RYDER CUP KEEGAN BRADLEY IS PLAYING HERE AT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PLAYERS THAT ARE CLOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFYING FOR THAT TEAM THAT ARE IN THE FIELD. AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLENTY OF RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE WHO ARE LOOKING TO KICK OFF HERE AT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP, A RUN AT BEING ON KEEGAN’S TEAM. >> I WOULD SAY I’M OUTSIDE OF CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW. THERE’S STILL TIME TO TRY AND PLEAD MY CASE, BUT GOING BACK TO EXECUTING, I NEED TO GO PLAY SOME GOOD GOLF. I NEED A REALLY GOOD STRETCH THESE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE TEAM WILL BE FINE WITH OR WITHOUT ME. BUT I HAVEN’T QUITE DONE MUCH OF ANYTHING TO SAY I SHOULD BE THERE. BUT IT WOULD BE FUN TO GO ON A LITTLE RUN AND SEE IF THAT MAYBE SPARKS ANYONE’S INTEREST. BUT IF WE CAN’T, HEY, IT’S PART OF IT. YOU DON’T MAKE ALL OF THEM. THEY’RE FUN TO BE A PART OF. WE’LL SEE IF WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES A SHOT AT. >> IF THE RYDER CUP WAS TODAY, KEEGAN, DON’T PICK ME. IT’S NOT DONE. THE DECISION ISN’T MADE TODAY. WHY NOT? MAKE A RUN IN THE PLAYOFFS. THAT’S THE GOAL. THE ULTIMATE GOAL. YOU KNOW, AT THE MOMENT, ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, AS THE CLICHE GOES. ONE SHOT AT A TIME. THAT’S ALL I CAN DO IS TRY AND PLAY AS GOOD OF GOLF AS I CAN. >> I WOULDN’T PLAYED AS WELL AS I WOULD LIKE THE LAST TWO OR THREE MONTHS. I HAD SOME INJURIES AND LITTLE STUFF. I HAVEN’T BEEN MYSELF REALLY. I HAVEN’T HIT THE BALL AS WELL AS I’D LIKE. I KIND OF WASTED MY OPPORTUNITIES WITH SOME MAJORS AND KIND OF BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT. I’VE GOT FOUR MORE EVENTS TO EARN MY SPOT. IF I’M LOOKING AT IT TODAY, I DON’T THINK I’VE DONE ENOUGH. YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOUR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO HOW WHAT I’VE GOT. >> I THINK EVERY, AT LEAST AMERICAN GOLFER, DREAMS OF BEING ON THE RYDER CUP AND REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES. AS A KID GROWING UP AND WATCHING ALL OF THOSE TEAM EVENTS, THE PRESIDENT’S CUP AND THE RYDER CUP, THEY’RE MEANINGFUL. IT’S AN HONOR TO BE ON THOSE TEAMS. IT MEANS YOU’RE ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I GOT TO CONTINUE TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS. I CAN’T GET TOO CAUGHT UP IN WHAT IT MEANS. I’M PAIRED WITH KEEGAN AND ANDREW NOVAK THIS WEEK. HOPEFULLY WE’LL GET A LOT OF GOOD TALK THIS IS AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF US WILL PLAY PRETTY WELL. ALL OF US ARE ON THE BUBBLE OF TRYING TO GET IN THE TOP SIX AND LOCK UP OUR SPOTS. IT’S GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE THIS WEEK. I THINK THAT’S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. CONTINUE TO GRIND AGAINST EACH OTHER, PLAY REALLY WELL AND SEE WHO CAN GET THE AUTOMATIC BIDS. >> BEN GRIFFIN AND ANDREW NOVAK WILL BE PLAYING ALONGSIDE KEEGAN BRADLEY, BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HERE AT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP. AND I CAN TELL YOU, IF THEY PLAY WELL IN FRONT OF THE U.S. RYDER CUP CAPTAIN, THAT’S GOING TO SHOW KEEGAN BRADLEY A LOT. THEY CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE OF BETH PAGE. TALKING TO KEEGAN AND THE VICE CAPTAINS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN REGARDS TO PLAYERS. NUMBER ONE, FORM. YOU HAVE TO HAVE PROPER FORM HEADING INTO THE RYDER CUP. SECONDLY, HOW DOES A PLAYER’S GAME SUIT UP? THE BIGGEST THING IS HOW DOES A PLAYER FIT IN REGARDS TO THE TEAM CULTURE? THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT IN SELECTING WHO IS GOING TO BE ON THE TEAM. ONE PERSON THAT MIGHT BE ON THAT TEAM AS A PLAYER IS KEEGAN BRADLEY HIMSELF, WHO IS COMING OFF A PHENOMENAL YEAR. IT’S HARD TO ARGUE THAT HE IS NOT ONE OF THE TOP 12 AMERICAN PLAYERS ON THE PLANET RIGHT NOW. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS IN REGARDS TO KEEGAN BRADLEY WITH HIS VICE CAPTAINS BEING ON THE TEAM. IF HE’S A PLAYING CAPTAIN, WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TO DO. THERE’S NO FIRM PLAN IN PLACE BECAUSE HE HASN’T PUT HIMSELF ON THE TEAM YET OR QUALIFIED FOR THE TEAM YET. THE AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS WILL BE AT THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEN SIX CAPTAIN’S PICKS BY KEEGAN BRADLEY. THAT’LL COME WEDNESDAY AFTER THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. GUYS, IF HE DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY, IT’LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF KEEGAN BRADLEY PICKS HIMSELF AS A PLAYING CAPTAIN ON THAT WEDNESDAY. >> IT DEFINITELY WILL. TODD LEWIS WITH ALL THE STORY LINES IN GREENSBORO. THE BUBBLES, THE PRESSURE. KEEGAN, WILL HE OR WON’T HE? IS IT DECIDED ALREADY? >> I THINK HE’S GOING TO PLAY. YOU CAN MAKE A VALID CASE HE’S ON THE TEAM. THEY HAVE AN APPARATUS AROUND HIM WITH JOHN WOOD AS A TEAM MANAGER. I WOULD EXPECT IF HE’S ON THE TEAM THAT HE WOULD PLAY IN THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS. YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY. YOU DON’T WANT TO BE OUT IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE’S DECISIONS TO BE MADE. >> I DON’T THINK HE SHOULD MAKE NO DECISIONS. YOU PLAY, YOU PLAY. DON’T CAPTAIN AND THEN KIND OF HALF PLAY. >> I DON’T SEE HIM REELINGISHING IT. ARE WE GOING TO GET THE CHANGE WE WERE PROMISED? KEEGAN BRADLEY WAS THE CHANGE AGENT. IT WAS THE END OF THE OLD GUARD AND A BUDDY SYSTEM AND WE JUST HEARD TODD LEWIS SAY PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONS, AS THEY ARE EVERY YEAR WOULD BE THE CULTURE OF THE TEAM AND WHO FITS WELL WITH THAT. EVERY CAPTAIN COMES OUT AND TELLS YOU THEY WANT THE 12 BEST PLAYERS. IT’S A LIE. IT’S NEVER BEEN TRUE. THEY WANT THE 12 BEST PLAYERS EVERYONE IS WILLING TO TOLL RATE. THE AMERICANS HAVE LEARNED IN A HARD WAY OVER THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS. THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE A TASK FORCE AND WHY THE PLAYERS TOOK CONTROL OF THE SYSTEM. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR. MORE SO, I THINK ON THE AMERICAN SIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN GUYS WHO WERE IN ROME PLAYING FOR LUKE DONALD TWO YEARS AGO, ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THEM IS IN THE MIX AGO. RORY AND RAHM AND ABERG AND JUSTIN ROSE, TOMMY FLEETWOOD. THE ONLY ONE BORDERLINE IS NICOLAI HOJGAARD AND HIS TWIN BROTHER IS IN THE MIX AS WELL. ON THE AMERICAN SIDE, THE ONLY GUYS LOCKS WHO WERE THERE LAST TIME ARE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, COLIN MORIKAWA AND JUSTIN THOMAS. LOOK AT THE LIST OF NAMES WHO WERE THERE TWO YEARS AGO. IT’S A VERY SPOTTY RECORD. >> IT IS. >> FOR THOSE GUYS. THERE ARE GUYS NOT PART OF THE BUDDY SYSTEM YOU CAN MAKE A CASE FOR LIKE A BEN GRIFFIN. >> ANDREW NOVAK. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED ON THE U.S. SIDE. WHETHER OR NOT KEEGAN IS PLAYING MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY BE THE MOST REVEALING ONE OF ALL. >> IT’S FUNNY KEEGAN WAS ON THE OUTSIDE IN 2023. HE WAS NOT IN THE BUDDY SYSTEM. HE WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DANCE. HE HAD THAT TOUGH PHONE CALL FROM ZACH JOHNSON THAT HE WAS NOT PLAYING. IT WAS REALLY THE HUB AND THE CENTER AND THE HEART OF THAT WHOLE NETFLIX SERIES. NOW HE HOLDS THE KEYS TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE IN AND OUT. SAM BURNS WELL DOWN THE LIST. 16th. IS HE GOING TO BE? SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER’S BEST FRIEND. THEY PLAYED WELL TOGETHER IN THE PRESIDENT’S CUP. SHOULD THEY BE TOGETHER? MAVERICK IS HIGHER ON THE LIST. BEN GRIFFIN HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE LIST. DO YOU TAKE HIM OR GO WITH A JORDAN SPIETH? TONY FINAU SAYING YOU CAN’T TAKE ME EVEN THOUGH HE HAS RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE. YOU’RE RIGHT. IT’S NOT THE TOP 12. WE HARDLY EVER SEE IT GO SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE. I DON’T THINK WE WILL THIS YEAR. >> IT DOES GO TO THE HEART OF WHETHER OR NOT AMERICA IS STILL CROWD SOURCING THE CAPTAIN HERE. WE SAW ZACH JOHNSON. HE LEFT THE GUYS WHO WERE AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS HAVE A HUGE SAY IN WHO ELSE MADE THE TEAM. IF SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SAYS I WANT SAM BURNS WHO IS NOT PLAYING PARTICULARLY WELL BECAUSE I’M COMFORTABLE WITH HIM. OR PATRICK CANTLAY NOT AN AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER AND IF XANDER SAYS I WANT THAT, IS KEEGAN BRADLEY GOING TO DEFER TO THAT? YOU CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR CANTLAY. LOOK AT WHAT HE DID ON THE SATURDAY NIGHT MATCH AGAINST RORY MCILROY IN ROME. YOU CAN MAKE A COMPELLING ARGUMENT HE’S A GUY YOU WOULD WANT THERE. WHY IS THAT DECISION GOING TO BE MADE? I THINK THAT’S WHERE THE CAPTAINS’ PICKS GETS INTERESTING. IS IT GOING TO END UP LOOKING LIKE THE GUYS ON THE TEAM ALREADY ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCING THE GUYS THAT COME AFTER HIM? THAT’S WHAT ZACH JOHNSON ALLOWED TO HIM. WHETHER OR NOT KEEGAN BRADLEY IS GOING TO ALLOW THIS KIND OF ROLLING OVER OF A SOFT BUDDY SYSTEM REMAINS TO BE SEEN. >> THAT’S WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A DECISION WHETHER KEEGAN IS GOING TO DO THIS OR NOT. EVEN PUBLICLY, WE DON’T KNOW IF HE’S GOING TO PLAY OR NOT, I WOULD HOPE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED. KEEGAN IS GOING TO PLAY. >> YOU DON’T THINK HE CAN DO BOTH? >> I DON’T THINK HE CAN. >> HE HAS A GOOD TEAM OF GUYS AROUND HIM. >> LET THEM DO IT. I DON’T THINK YOU NEED TO DO EITHER TO THE UTMOST OF HIS ABILITY. HE’LL BE A LESSER PLAYER IF HE HAS TO DO CAPTAIN DUTIES. HE’LL BE A LESSER CAPTAIN IF HE HAS TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING DOWN ROBERT MACINTYRE. GUYS, I’M GOING TO PLAY. I THINK HE WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT HEAD SPACE? YOU WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT HEAD SPACE AS A PLAYER THAN A CAPTAIN. HE WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT MIND SET AS A PLAYER AS OPPOSED TO BEING A CAPTAIN. A CAPTAIN HAS TO BE CLINICAL, OBJECTIVE. LET THE PLAYER HAVE THE PASSION. THE CAPTAIN CAN’T HAVE PASSION OVERWHELM COMMON SENSE. >> I DISAGREE WITH THAT. IT’S POSSIBLE HE COULD DO BOTH. WHETHER OR NOT HE PERFORMS ISN’T ENTIRELY DETERMINED BY WHETHER OR NOT HIS ATTENTION IS GIVEN ON A GIVEN WEEK. HE MAY PERFORM AS A PLAYER OR THE DECISION MAY FALL ON THE WRONG SIDE AS A CAPTAIN. I DON’T THINK IT’S INHERENTLY A WRONG DECISION FOR HIM TO MAKE. IF HE LIMITS HIMSELF TO PLAYING IN AFTERNOON SESSIONS ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, HE’S GOT TO START CLARITY THERE. IF HE’S IN THE MORNING, HE’LL START TO FRET ABOUT THE OTHER MATCHES ARE GOING AND IMPACTS THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE FOR AN AFTERNOON SESSION. SINGLES, IT’S ALL OUT THERE. I THINK THERE’S A NARROW WINDOW WHERE ACTUALLY PLAYING COULD DIRECTLY INTERFERE WITH THE IMMEDIACY OF THE DECISIONS THAT A CAPTAIN HAS TO MAKE. I DON’T THINK IT’S AN ENTIRELY WRONG THING. AS A EUROPEAN I ENCOURAGE THIS. THE MORE YOU’RE DISTRACTED THE BETTER. >> WIN OR LOSE, HE’LL NEED AN HOUR OR A MONTH LONG