I’m already crazy about Keegan Bradley as the US Ryder Cup captain.
And I'm not the only one. Keegan Bradley Now that he's been announced as captain of the U.S. 2025 Ryder Cup team, people are already starting to see the incredible possibilities that can come from this prestigious tournament next year.
At the moment, Bradley 12 His team will head into the European Championships at Bethpage Black from Sept. 26 to 28. There are no wild cards, no golfers who have yet to win and no vice captain. (Related article: Tiger Woods turns down chance to coach US team at 2025 Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley gets role: reports)
But despite all that, Bradley gave all of us Americans hope with a 40-minute press conference at Nasdaq on Tuesday, where he officially announced that he would be the 31st captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He made all of us feel like the trophy was ours. What an amazing feeling that is. It's abundantly clear that Keegan Bradley is absolutely the right man for the job.
Here are some highlights from this truly incredible press conference.
🚨👀🇺🇸#newKeegan Bradley has no intention of playing politics when it comes to selecting his team: “I'm going to have the 12 best players on my team and I don't care where we play.” pic.twitter.com/7aefuXVvo2
— NUCLR Golf (@NUCLRGOLF) July 9, 2024
Keegan Bradley said he plans to make the Ryder Cup team based on points, but if he doesn't make it he won't select it himself.
—Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) July 9, 2024
“Bethpage is New York's home course and now America's home course and we want the fans to treat it as such and protect it accordingly.” Captain Keegan Bradley got an early start on getting fans excited for the Ryder Cup.
— Michael Collins (@ESPNCaddie) July 9, 2024
Keegan Bradley also said he had not spoken to anyone about the captaincy beforehand until he was told he was captain. https://t.co/Ju3htvqfqo
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 9, 2024
Keegan says he has yet to open his suitcase from 2012, and he still hopes to do so one day because “there's some cool stuff in there.”
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) July 9, 2024
This is the suitcase I used for the Ryder Cup in 2012. I haven't opened it since that Sunday. I promised myself I wouldn't open it until I won the Ryder Cup.
That week changed the way I looked at golf forever. The Ryder Cup suddenly became incredibly important to me. pic.twitter.com/RFN6mqeiWH— Keegan Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) August 30, 2023
Take notes, USMNT… this It's a way of running a national program.
