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Following Keegan Bradley’s response to Rory McIlroy’s comments about being a playing Ryder Cup captain, The Golf Today crew discusses the viability of Keegan Bradley selecting himself. #Golf #NBCSports #rydercup #KeeganBradley
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THE ONLY PLAYER TO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THE PLAYOFFS. HE WON THE TRAVELERS WITH HIS EIGHT WITH MY CONTOUR. HE ENTERS THIS WEEK NUMBER 14 IN FEDEX CUP POINTS. AS A RESULT, KEEGAN FINDS HIMSELF, NOT ONLY AS CAPTAIN BUT NUMBER 10 IN THE U.S. RYDER CUP TEAM STANDINGS, TOP SIX AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY AND WILL BE LOCKED IN. A COUPLE OF THE AMERICAN GUYS STATED A CASE FOR HIM TO PLAY, HIMSELF. >> IF I WAS THE CAPTAIN, I WOULD PICK KEEGAN, I THINK HE HAS PLAYED GREAT. >> REGARDLESS? >> HE HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT WEEK. IF HE FEELS THAT HE CAN PLAY GOLF LIKE A NORMAL WEEK GIVEN HIS OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES, I’M JUST SAYING, IF I WAS A CAPTAIN AND I WAS THINKING, HE’S ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN PLAYERS IN HIS RESULTS HAVE SHOWN THAT. >> PATRICK SAID IF HE WAS THE CAPTAIN, HE WOULD PICK KEEGAN BRADLEY, THE PLAYER. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW HE IS PLAYING AND POSITION? >> I WOULD PICK HIM, TOO. I THINK HE WOULD BE HARD TO FIND , ANY OR MANY AMERICANS THAT WOULD ARGUE THAT POINT. WE WILL SEE. I KNOW HE’S MAYBE GETTING TO THE AREA OF THE 10, 11 NUMBER ON POINTS OF WHERE HE MIGHT THINK, IS THIS A SPOT WHERE I SHOULD NOT PICK MYSELF? I FEEL LIKE, A LOT OF TIMES, THERE’S ONLY ONE OR TWO THAT FLUCTUATE BASED OFF PEOPLE THAT WERE MAYBE INSIDE THE TOP 12 ON POINTS THAT DON’T GET PICKED. LIKE I SAID, I DON’T THINK YOU’RE GOING TO FIND ANY OR MANY AMERICANS WHO WERE GOING TO ARGUE THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE TEAM. >> HERE’S A SNAPSHOT HAS PUT HIM IN THIS CONVERSATION. HE WON THE TRAVELERS FOR HIS EIGHTH PGA TOUR VICTORY. FIVE TOP 10 FINISHES. NINE TOP 25’S AND 17 MADE CUTS IN 19 STARTS. EARLIER TODAY, KIRA CAUGHT UP WITH THE CAPTAIN. >> DEFENDING CHAMPION, WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR IN DENVER, WHAT DID THE WIN SIGNIFY TO YOU AT THE TIME? >> IT WAS SUCH A STRESSFUL WEEKEND GETTING INTO THE BMW AND THE SIGNATURE EVENTS IS SO BIG AND I WAS SO RELIEVED TO BE THERE AND KNOW I COULD SET MY SCHEDULE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. >> FOLLOWING YEAR, WE ARE HERE, AGAIN, HOW IS THE GAME FEELING? HOW IS THE BODY FEELING? >> IT’S CRAZY THAT WE ARE BACK HERE BUT GETTING TO THIS TOURNAMENT IS A BIG DEAL FOR US. THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. IT’S RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS. >> THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE FOR THE BIG JOB YOU HAVE AS A RYDER CUP CAPTAIN. ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, WILL HE? WON’T HE? YESTERDAY WE HAD PATRICK CANTLAY AND — SAYING HARD TO ARGUE FOR KEEGAN BRADLEY BEING THE ALL AMERICAN. WHAT IS THAT MEAN TO YOU? >> IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME, I AM TOUCHED THAT THEY WOULD SAY THAT. SITTING HERE AT BMW, WE ARE NOT 100% SURE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT, MY GOAL WOULD BE TO PLAY WELL THESE TWO WEEKS AND IF I DO THAT, WHO KNOWS? >> YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME PLAYING PRACTICE ROUNDS WITH GUYS WHO MIGHT WARRANT THAT PICK. YOU PLAYED NINE HOLES WITH PATRICK CANTLAY, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU PLAY WITH THESE KINDS–GUYS? >> GUYS LIKE BEN GRIFFIN AND NOVAK, THEY ARE NEW AND I HAVE NOT PLAYED A TIME WITH THEM. PATRICK CANTLAY, WE PLAY A LOT ON OFF WEEKS BUT I’M JUST GETTING TO KNOW THE GUYS BETTER AND GETTING TO KNOW HOW THEY THINK. THEIR PERSONALITIES. WHEN WE GET INTO THE HEAT OF THE RYDER CUP, I WILL NEED TO KNOW WHAT THESE GUYS ARE LIKE. THE MORE TIME I CAN SPEND WITH THEM CASUALLY IS IMPORTANT. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME, AS ALWAYS. WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE FOCUSED ON THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP. >> KEEGAN BRADLEY IS 12 IN THE OFFICIAL GOLF RANKING, ONLY SEVEN AMERICANS — FIVE AMERICANS IN FRONT OF HIM. THERE ARE THREE GUYS OUTSIDE OF THE QUALIFIERS WHO ARE PROBABLY GOING TO GET PICKS LIKE JUSTIN THOMAS, COLLIN MORIKAWA, AND BEN GRIFFIN. IT IS THE GUYS AFTER HIM WHO PRESENT AN INTERESTING SITUATION. ANDREW NOVAK, BRIAN HARMAN HAS ALL OF THE GRIT THAT YOU WANT IN THE RYDER CUP PLAYER IN A BOISTEROUS ATMOSPHERE. CAMERON YOUNG HAS BEEN A WINNER. PATRICK CANTLAY HAS BEEN IN TOP FORM AND HAS EXPERIENCE. IT DOES PROVE THE HOLE IDEA OF BEING THE CAPTAIN AND THE POTENTIAL PICK , IT BECOMES A COMPLICATED JOB AND RORY McELROY WAS ASKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF BEING A PLAY IN CAPTAIN EARLIER AND CAPTAIN KEEGAN RESPONDED. LET’S TAKE A LISTEN. >> AS HE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT NEW GOALS, IS BEING A RYDER CUP PLAYING CAPTAIN SOMETHING YOU ASPIRE TO? >> NO, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO THAT AND I TURNED IT DOWN. >> WERE YOU ASKED TO BE CAPTAIN? >> NO, THE IDEA BEING PLAY IN CAPTAIN HAS COME UP AND I SHUT IT DOWN STRAIGHTAWAY. >> WHY? >> I DON’T THINK I COULD DO IT. >> CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHY THINK IT WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT? >> I THINK THE COMMITMENTS THE CAPTAIN HAS, THINK ABOUT THE EXTRA MEDIA THE CAPTAIN HAS TO DO, THE EXTRA MEETINGS THE CAPTAINS HAVE TO DO WITH THE VICE CAPTAINS, WITH THE PGA OF AMERICA, PREPARING YOUR SPEECH FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY, THERE ARE 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. 20 YEARS AGO? YEAH, I WOULD SAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO WITH HOW BIG OF A SPECTACLE AND EVERYTHING ON THE LINE, I THINK IT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION TO BE IN. I JUST THINK FOR THOSE REASONS AND THEN, THE CAPTAIN ISN’T GOING TO BE ON THE COURSE ALL DAYS OF THE CAPTAIN WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO PLAY ONE SESSION ON FRIDAY AND ONE SESSION ON SATURDAY. WOULD YOU RATHER NOT HAVE A PLAYER WHO HAS THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO TWICE IF HE IS PLAYING WELL? THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO IT. IT’S JUST MY OPINION BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DO. >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK, RORY WAS OUTLINING A CASE WHY A GUY CANNOT PLAY CAPTAIN AT THE SAME TIME IN TERMS OF PRESS CONFERENCES, SPEECHES, FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF HOW MANY MATCHES YOU CAN PLAY, HOW MUCH OF THAT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED? >> HE MIGHT BE RIGHT, WE DON’T KNOW. NOBODY KNOWS. LIKE EVERYONE IS TELLING ME TO START THE YEAR, A PLAYER CAN’T BE CAPTAIN AND HAVE A GOOD YEAR. FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE OF MY BEST YEARS I’VE EVER HAD. ONE OF THE STRANGEST THINGS I’VE DONE THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE CAREER WAS LEAN ON OTHER PEOPLE FOR ADVICE AND CALLING PEOPLE AND ASKING THEM HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MAJOR? HOW DO YOU DO WITH THE LAST TEE TIME? HOW DO YOU DO WITH CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS? IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE’S NO ONE TO CALL. NO ONE KNOWS HOW THIS COULD WORK. I, CERTAINLY, HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS, I HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE VICE CAPTAINS, INCLUDING JIM, WHO’S BEEN ON THE HUNDRED OF THESE TEAMS AND CAPTAINED A BUNCH OF TIMES. QUITE FRANKLY, I WOULD BE LEANING ON THEM MORE THAN ANY CAPTAIN, EVER, ANYWAYS. EVEN IF I’M NOT PLAYING. WE ARE READY FOR THIS EVENT HAPPENS. I’M NOT SURE IT’S GOING TO. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. HAVE TO LOOK AT MYSELF LIKE ANY OTHER PLAYER TRYING TO MAKE THE TEAM. I’M 10th IN POINTS, RIGHT NOW. >> SO MANY LAYERS TO THIS STORY. >> DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GUY WHO WANTS TO STEP AWAY FROM THE JOB. >> WILL HE MAKE HIMSELF A PICKET? THE SECOND QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO ADDRESS, SHOULD HE? RORY MAKES REALLY GOOD POINTS, IN THE MODERN ERA, IT’S HARD FOR SOMEONE TO DO EFFECTIVELY. >> YOU SHOULD NEVER ASK AN EUROPEAN SHOULD HE? I THINK HE WILL MAKE HIMSELF A PICK. I DID HE HAS A CORE CONSENSUS OF OPINION FROM HIS TEAM THAT THEY WANT HIM HERE. HE CAN MAKE THAT CASE. THE SHOULD HE IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT IS THE IDEA OF THE DISTRACTIONS, IS IT GOOD FOR THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE TEAM? HE WILL BE LIMITED IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF GOLF HE CAN PLAY AND IF YOU ARE PICKING AS A CAPTAIN, I THINK YOU WANT A GUY WHO CAN, POTENTIALLY GO FIVE MATCHES. I DON’T SEE A SCENARIO WHERE HE COULD SUCCESSFULLY CAPTAIN WITH FIVE MATCHES UNDER HIS BELT THAT WEEK. IT’S INTERESTING WHAT THE MISSION IS OF THIS RYDER CUP. WHEN THE PGA OF AMERICA CALLED HIM, THE MISSION WAS TO BREAK UP THE OLD BOYS NETWORK. WE HAD A REVOLVING DOOR OF THE SAME FACES ALL THE TIME AS CAPTAINS AND THEY SERVED AS EACH OTHER’S VICE CAPTAINS. THE REAL TEST OF WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS THE CASE IS THE CAPTAINS PICKS NEXT WEEK. DO WE SEE FRESH BLOOD BE CHOSEN OR SEE THE GUYS CHOSEN BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE ELSE ON THE TEAM AND SO AND SO IS COMFORTABLE PLAYING WITH THIS GUY. THAT IS THE REAL TEST OF WHETHER THAT MISSION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. KEEGAN BRADLEY’S MISSION IS WINNING A RYDER CUP. DOES HE THINK HE CAN DO THAT BY ADDING POINTS INSIDE THE ROPES? PROBABLY BUT, THE GREAT UNKNOWN IS EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY. HE COULD MINIMIZE THE RISK THAT IT DOES NOT WORK BY NOT PICKING HIMSELF. >> WILL HE? I THINK HE WILL. I THINK THE OTHER PLAYERS, THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED, WE JUST HEARD RICKIE FOWLER SAY IT. >> I WOULD NOT SAY HE SHOULDN’T. >> OF COURSE NOT. I THINK YOU SAID SEVENTH BEST. IF YOU LOOK AT DATA OF GOLF, HE IS THE 10th BEST IN AMERICA. IF YOU LOOK AT HIS STROKES GAME. HE SHOULD BE ON THAT TEAM. HE’S COOLING OFF AT THE RIGHT TIME. I THINK HE’S OUT AMONG THE TOP 10 AMERICANS. WHAT FASCINATES ME IS CAPTAINS ARE OPEN TO SO MUCH CRITICISM, ALREADY. ALL YOU NEED IS ONE THING TO GO WRONG. COREY IS STILL THINKING ABOUT THE RAIN GEAR FROM THE RYDER CUP. THAT WAS SUCH A MINUTE, SMALL THING THE MEDIA DUG INTO. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT SCENARIO IF THINGS DON’T GO THE UNITED STATES’ WAY? >> CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE PLAYS THE FIRST SESSION DOES NOT WIN A POINT? IT DOESN’T START IMMEDIATELY IN REAL TIME. EVERY STATISTICAL ARGUMENT, KEEGAN BRADLEY IS ONE OF THE BEST 12 AMERICANS AND WOULD BE ADDITIVE TO THAT TEAM. KEEGAN ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANOTHER JOB THAT PROBABLY HAS GREATER IMPACT . HE IS REPLACEABLE AS A PLAYER, IS QUESTIONABLE IF HE IS AS EASILY REPLACEABLE AS A CAPTAIN BUT MAYBE HE THINKS HE IS. >> AND FOR A PLAYER LIKE KEEGAN BRADLEY. >> HE IS LIVING LIFE IN AN ECHO CHAMBER. IF TIGER WOODS IS YOUR ONLY POINT TO BOUNCE IDEAS OF