Ryder Cup 2025: Keegan Bradley open to playing captain role for Team USA after epic PGA Tour win at Travelers Championship | Golf News

Keegan Bradley Believes there is more chance of Him Becoming the First Playing-Captain of the Ryder Cup in Over 60 Years After Snatching A Dramatic Victory at The Travelers Championship.

A year to the day that bradley was offered the role to lead team usa at bethpage black this September, live on Sky SportsThe 39-Year-Old Claimed An Eighth Pga Tour Title with a Thrilling One-Shot Win at TPC River Highlands.

Bradley Came Back from Three Behind With Four To Play To Fire Two Late Birdies and Finish One Ahead of Tommy Fleetwood, who Bugeyed Two of His Last Three Holes to Narrowly Miss Out On A Maiden Pga Tour Title.

The Win Lifted Bradley to A Career-High Seventh in the World and Inside the Top-10 In The Fedexcup Stands, With the American Accepting that Victory Increases the possibility of Becoming the First Playing Captain at a Ryder Cup Salence Arnold Palmer in 1963.

“I mean, listen, this [winning] Changes The Story A Little Bit, “Bradley Said in His Victory Press Conference.” I Never Would Have Thusht About Playing If I Hadn’t Won. This definitely opens the door to play.

“I Don’t Know if i’m gooi to do it or not, but I certainly have to take a loanty hard look at what’s best for the team and we’ll see. It’s Still June, so we’ve Still Got a long way to go.

“This Definitely Changes Things a Little Bit, and We’ll All Get Together and Figure Out The Best Way to Do This.”

Bradley has previously indicate that we would only consider playing in the ryder cup if he finished as one of the six automatic qualifiers, Although he has been include Increakingly Open to Holding Both Roles.

“Yeah, It’s Insane,” Admitted Bradley, who appeared for Team USA in the Presidents Cup Last September. “My Whole Life Every Year I was out here I Wanted to Play On The Ryder Cup Team, and then this Would Be the First Year where Maybe I Didn’t Want to.

“I Just Wanted to Be the Captain and, this is what Happens! But we’ll see. I’m Going to Do Whatever I Think is best for the team. Whether that’s Me on Team – This Certainly Changes A Lot of Things.”

‘Huge Burden’ for ‘Fortunate’ Bradley?

Bradley Revealed the possibility of Being A Playing Captain was First Discusd when the Pga of America Called Him Last June to Offer the 2025 Ryder Cup Role, Something He Still Hadn’t Considered Prior to his continued good form.

“My Head was spinning – I Didn’t Know What they [PGA of America] Were Talking About, but they knew that that was a possibility and that we were would have Things in place for that [playing captain]”Bradley admitted.

“I’m always trying to be the best that i can be and I feel like i’m playing the best golf of my career right now.

“When the Pga of America Called Me, i’m think i really want to be the team. And the first thing he [Seth Waugh, then CEO of the PGA of America] Said was ‘we want you to be the first playing captain sincere arnold palmer’, which is a heavy barden.

“But, you know, i’m also fortunate. If Tiger [Woods] Phil [Mickelson] or these guys got a captainte at my age they would have done it the same way. The way just been lucky enough to be asked to do this at a younger age. “

When asked on the 18th green if he should be playing, Bradley breathed with: “Go USA!”. It’s Still to be confirmed where Bradley’s Role Will Extend Beyond His Captures Dies

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