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WE’LL SEE IF KEEGAN HAS A SOUPED UP GOLF CART. WE’LL CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER “GOLF TODAY” ROUNDTABLE. WE WELCOME IN SENIOR WRITER REX HOGGARD. I WANT TO START WITH YOU. LET’S TALK ABOUT KEEGAN BRADLEY AND WHAT HE GOT OUT OF LAST WEEK IN NAPA. FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, FROM WHAT YOU SAW FROM THE LEADERBOARD, COULD KEEGAN HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN WHAT HE GOT LA WEEK AT THE PRO COURSE CHAMPIONSHIP? >> I DON’T THINK SO, DAMON. 10 O10 PLAYERS MAKING THE CUT. AGAIN, IT’S REALLY HARD TO EXTRAPOLATE WHAT THE PERFORMANCE IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE YDER CUP BUT THEY DID IT, JUST IN GENERAL. SHOWING A, GETTING COMPETITIVE, TAKING A PAGE OF WHAT SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SAID, YOU NEEDED TO TREAT THE RYDER CUP LIKE A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. IF HE WAS PLAYING THE MASTERS OR THE U.S. OPEN, HE WOULD NEVER GO FIVE WEEKS BETWEEN STARTS HEADING INTO A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE’S NO REASON WHY THE RYDER CUP SHOULD BE TREATED ANY DIFFERENT. FROM A PERFORMANCE STANDPOINT, A LEADERBOARD STANDPOINT, FROM A TEAM BUILDING STANDPOINT, GETTING BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU IN THE ROOM, I THINK IT’S ALL IMPORTANT EXERCISES. THE ARROWS POINTING UP FOR TEAM USA. ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE SAME CASE COULD BE MADE FOR THE EUROPEANS AND LUKE DONALD. YOU LOOK OVERALL AT WHAT THESE TWO PERFORMANCES, THESE TWO TOURNAMENTS MEANT, 20 OF THE 21 PLAYERS MADE THE CUT. SEVEN OF THOSE WENT FOR TOP TENS. 12 OF THOSE WENT FOR TOP . IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE IN FOR AN ALL TIMER HERE. >> SPEAKING OF THE INTEGRATION OF BRYSON INTO THE TEAM SINCE HE DOESN’T SEE THESE GUYS A LOT ON A WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT BASE, YOU WERE ALONGSIDE US YESTERDAY WHEN TODD LEWIS PUT FORWARD A THEORY THAT A SURPRISING PARTNERSHIP WILL BE BRYSON ALONGSIDE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER. ARE YOU BUYING THAT OR DO YOU HAVE A SURPRISE PARTNERING OF YOUR OWN THAT YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY? >> I’M NOT ALLOWED TO RAISE MY HANDS DURING THESE ROUNDTABLES, BUT I WAS TRYING TO YESTERDAY WHEN TODD WAS MAKING THAT COMMENT. I GUESS I COULD KIND OF SEE IT. THERE ARE ALREADY SOME BUILT-IN PAIRINGS KEEGAN IS LEANING TOWARD. HE SAID HE WAS ABOUT 90% OF THE WAY TO HAVING HIS PAIRINGS SET. WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS GOING TO BE. I WILL SAY BEING IN NAPA LAST WEEK, TALKING WITH SOME PLAYERS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN ARE THINKING, I WOULD LEAN IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I THINK BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU, TODD DID BRING UP A GOOD POINT, WE SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO SEE HIM IN THE ALTERNATE SHOT. IN HIS DEFENSE, I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT BEN GRIFFIN. HE PLAYS A GOLF BALL THAT NOBODY ELSE REALLY PLAYS ON THE TOUR. THAT’S A HURDLE THE CAPTAIN PROBABLY DOESN’T WANT TO GET PAST. YOU’RE GOING TO RELEGATE HIM ON SOME LEVEL TO FOUR BALL AND A GOOD OPTION THAT CAME UP LAST WEEK WAS HIM AND CAMERON YOUNG. THEY BOTH HIT IT ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE AND THAT’S GOING TO LEAD TO FAMILIARITY BETWEEN THE TIME-OUT PLAYERS AND ALSO IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO FOR THE CROWD. WE KNOW RICIN DeCHAMBEAU IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE CROWD FAVORITES, AND CERTAINLY, CAMERON YOUNG WHO IS THE NATIVE SON, GOING BACK TO A PLACE HE HAS WON BEFORE, A PLACE HE ESSENTIALLY GREW UP ON. IT COULD BE A VERY COMPELLING PAIRING. >> YESTERDAY, YOU WERE WRAPPED UP IN BED CRYING ABOUT YOUR JAGS HAVING LOST THE DAY BEFORE. WE DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO ASK YOU. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF RORY SAYING LUKE DONALD HAS GIVEN THE VR HEADSET TO THE TEAM TO SIMULATE THE ABUSE THEY MIGHT GET FROM THE CROWD? >> I LIKE THE IDEA BECAUSE I LIKE THE IDEA OF LUKE DONALD TURNING OVER EVERY STONE POSSIBLE. IT’S GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EUROPEAN TEAM IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE AT BETHPAGE BLACK. I’M NOT SURE THE INPUT, THE VITRIOL DIRECTED AT THE EUROPEAN TEAM, BUT I THINK IT SHOWS THE LEVEL OF DETAIL AND THE LEVEL OF PREPARATION. YOU CAN SAY LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE EUROPEANS IF THEY LOSE. IT CAN’T BE BECAUSE OF CARELESSNESS. IT CAN’T BE BECAUSE OF A LACK OF PREPARATION. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL McGINLEY LAST WEEK FOR AN INTERVIEW THAT AIRS ON “GOLF CENTRAL,” ALSO ON PART OF THE GOLF CHANNEL PODCAST. BUT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CONTINUITY THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FROM THIS YEAR’S TEAM TO 2023, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HAVE SORT OF FAMILIAR FACES. WHETHER IT’S A LUKE DONALD, WHETHER IT’S 11 OF THE 12 TEAM MEMBERS RETURNING, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE SORT OF LITTLE WRINKLES THAT THEY CAN ADD JUST SORT OF ACLUMIZING THE TEAM IN WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO FACE IS SOMETHING ON TOP OF THE LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT THEY’RE ALREADY GOING TO BE FEELING AT BETHPAGE BLACK AS A TEAM, IT CAN’T HURT TO DESENSITIZE, EVEN IF IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A FAX IMLY OF WHAT THEY’RE FACING. >> THE HOTTEST GOLFER ON THE PLANET, NON-SCOTT IE SCHEFFLER DIVISION, IS ALEX NOREN WHO IS GOING TO HAVE A HEAD SET INSTEAD OF 14 CLUBS. DELAY ONE PICK, WE’LL CALL IT A HEAT INDEX PICK, TO TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE MATCHES. A GUY OF ALEX NOREN’S QUALITY IS NOT LEFT AS OPPOSED TO A PLAYER INSIDE THE ROPES. A NEW VERSION OF THE BILLY HORSCHEL RULE FROM BACK IN THE DAY. >> WHY NOT CHANGE IT UP BEYOND THAT? WHY NOT GET TO PICK YOUR 12 BUT KICK ONE OFF THE WEEK BEFORE AS WELL? >> THAT WAS A LITTLE TOUGH. EAMON, I EXPECT A LOT FROM YOU. I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT ONE. I LOVE THIS IDEA. WHAT’S THE HOLD-UP ON THIS PARTICULAR IDEA? THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN’T GET A GUY FITTED? I BELIEVE WHOEVER THE CLOTHING SPONSOR IS, THEY CAN COME UP WITH A KIT TO GET TO EACH PLAYER IN PLENTY OF TIME GOING INTO THE MASTERS. I THINK BILLY HORSCHEL WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE GOING BACK ALL THOSE YEARS. NOW YOU LOOK AT, LET’S CALL IT THE LOGISTICAL CONCERNS BETWEEN THE TIME THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE PGA TOUR ENDS AND THE RYDER CUP IS PLAYED, IT’S FIVE WEEKS. THAT’S PROBABLY TOO MANY WEEKS TO BEGIN WITH. IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS, WHY NOT HOLD A PICK UNTIL THE WEEK BEFORE? I’M NOT SURE IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED LUKE DONALD’S DECISIONS OR KEEGAN BRADLEY’S DECISIONS, BUT IF YOU’RE A CAPTAIN, WOULDN’T YOU WANT MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY? >> NO, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GOOD IN THEORY, BUT CAPTAINS ARE LIKELY TO BALK AT THOSE LATE AUDIBLES. BESIDES RASMUS HOJGAARD, THE 11 OF THE 12 TEAM MEMBERS ON LUKE DONALD’S TEAM WERE SET MONTHS IN ADVANCE, PROBABLY AS FAR OUT AS THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. WE THOUGHT KEEGAN BRADLEY HAD THE WILL HE OR WON’T HE DECISION TO MAKE AT THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. IF HE WINS THE FEDEX CUP, DOES HE AUTOMATICALLY PUT HIMSELF ON. IF HE FINISHES IN THE TOP FIVE, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE CALCULUS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN KEEGAN BRADLEY ANNOUNCES HIS CAPTAINS PICKS? HE SAID THE OTHER SIX PICKS HAD ESSENTIALLY BEEN MADE WEEKS IN ADVANCE FOR BETTER OR WORSE. ALL OF THESE CAPTAINS LIKE HAVING A PLAN. THEY LIKE HAVING A TEMPLATE, AND THEN BUILDING AROUND IT. I THINK IT SOUNDS GREAT IN THEORY. I THINK IT WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN. I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THE CAPTAINS WOULD GO FOR IT. >> DO YOU THINK THE FACT THAT KEEGAN IS WORKING WITH A BLANK SLATE HERE IS A PRO OR CON? BECAUSE ON LUKE DONALD ‘SIDE, HE CAN POINT TO ANY NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL PAIRINGS THAT WORKED FOR HIM IN ROME. KEEGAN CAN’T POINT TO ANY PAIRINGS FROM THE LAST RYDER CUP THAT WORKED TO HIS ADVANTAGE. BUT HE DOES HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO TRY TO PIECE TOGETHER. IS THAT A POSITIVE FOR HIM OR COULD IT QUICKLY BECOME A NEGATIVE BAH HE’S JUST SEARCHING AMONG TOO MANY COMPONENTS? >> I THINK IT’S A GREAT POINT. I THINK IT’S POSITIVE IN A SENSE BECAUSE THEY’RE PLAYING AT HOME. AND LOOK, HE CAN CERTAINLY REFER TO WHAT HAPPENS A YEAR AGO AT THE PRESIDENTS CUP, BUT RUSSELL HENLEY AND SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER TEAMED QUITE SUCCESSFULLY. SAM BURNS AND COLLIN MORIKAWA TEAMED SUCCESSFULLY. HE HAS A COUPLE PAIRINGS TO RELY ON IF YOU’RE TRAVELING OVERSEAS I WOULD FEEL DIFFERENTLY THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE SUCCESS. GOING BACK TO THE VERSATION I HAD WITH PAUL McGINLEY, THE EUROPEANS KNOW WHAT WORKS. FRESH APPROACH, NEW BLOOD, BEING ABLE TO RIDE THE MOMENTUM AND EXCITEMENT FROM THE HOME CROWD IS A BENEFIT TO THE AMERICANS. CONVERSELY, IT’S A BENEFIT FOR THE EUROPEANS TO