What a selfless act by Keegan.
Kudos to him.
Kudos to him.
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I've shared this opinion in the past, but I think being a Ryder Cup Captain is the most overrated job in sports. Your guys either play well or they don't, and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it other than guess/analyze the right partnerships (which can be done months in advance).
It's a great talking point and people build it up into a way more impactful position than it is, but ultimately your guys are either going to play good golf or they aren't. I don't think that would be any less true if Keegan was playing instead of someone else. There's always someone on each team who goes 0-3. I'm not sure why it's more egregious for it to be the Captain than, say, Rickie Fowler, Scottie Scheffler, or Jordan Spieth (all winless in Rome).
I get what you’re saying but I think a bad captain can mess things up big time. A bad captain can hurt a lot more than a good captain can help.
They do pick the team and choose pairings. I'm sure they impact team morale, a good coach will give the team confidence and keep them loose. Someone like Zach Johnson probably makes you feel like an L is on the way. I agree that it's not some massively important position but I do think you cannot be 100% doing both.
Looks pretty even if you rightfully put BDec in there but I’m not sure how Rahm is there and not BDec. Then again, I do not watch LIv so I have no idea how he’s performing there. He certainly has looked more the part in Major’s than Rahm.
I’m sure you’re right about the last part, which is why so many experienced Ryder Cuppers kept warning that it would be really hard to do. A lot of media and corporate responsibilities the week of. Hate it for Keegan. Had to know it may have been his last realistic chance to play.
BDC has taken the Koepka career path where his primary focus is:
1) Big events/Majors
2) YouTube Creator
Very distant 3) LIV golf
I still don’t like him or trust him as a human being, but I have little doubt that he’ll show up ready to play in Bethpage, and I wouldn’t want to be going against him.
Years and years and years the US team “looked” invincible versus the Euros. And those teams consistently got their asses kicked
Maybe this time we turn the tables
I like the team other than Colin…but it’s hard to blame Keegan for picking him. A guy with Colin’s talent could literally show up and play lights out out of the blue
Well, Keegan needs to also keep Cantlay’s mouth taped shut so he doesn’t poison the locker room with his bitching and moaning and general “Cantlay-ness”
Maybe this time we turn the tables
I like the team other than Colin…but it’s hard to blame Keegan for picking him. A guy with Colin’s talent could literally show up and play lights out out of the blue
Well, Keegan needs to also keep Cantlay’s mouth taped shut so he doesn’t poison the locker room with his bitching and moaning and general “Cantlay-ness”
I’m kind of on the fence on this one. Ultimately yep…the players on the team are the ones who have to hit the shots, but I do think there is importance to the pairing strategies, and who plays vs sits, etc. Also, the captains do more than I realized… I remember reading about how some captains have required/requested more deliberate preparation (for example) in the lead up weeks while some others—like Zach IIRC—did not.
I read a good book a while back about the 2016 Ryder Cup and it had some good info on this topic… The First Major, or something like that.
I don’t listen to golf podcasts but my son told me he listened to one (no idea which) and the podcaster said Griffin could be a cancer in the locker room.
What is that about? I talked to him once at a practice round and he couldn’t have been nicer. He would seem to be the last guy to be a cancer. Cantlay, on the other hand….
What is that about? I talked to him once at a practice round and he couldn’t have been nicer. He would seem to be the last guy to be a cancer. Cantlay, on the other hand….
From the Fried Egg crew ...
“And Ben Griffin having an awesome year. Albeit, I heard a lot of rumors, there were a lot of trying to poke holes in the Ben Griffin, the Ben Griffin unsubstantiated rumors is that, maybe Ben Griffin isn't a locker room favorite.
That started to float around, like he was trying too hard and advocating like, I got to be on. And Keegan said, he talked to McNeely, the first time you make it, you almost have to do it on points. It's really hard.”
From The Shotgun Start: US team picked for Bethpage Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley stays captain and off roster, Aug 27, 2025
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“And Ben Griffin having an awesome year. Albeit, I heard a lot of rumors, there were a lot of trying to poke holes in the Ben Griffin, the Ben Griffin unsubstantiated rumors is that, maybe Ben Griffin isn't a locker room favorite.
That started to float around, like he was trying too hard and advocating like, I got to be on. And Keegan said, he talked to McNeely, the first time you make it, you almost have to do it on points. It's really hard.”
From The Shotgun Start: US team picked for Bethpage Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley stays captain and off roster, Aug 27, 2025
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I listened to that podcast and heard that comment. I don’t know who those guys are but I have to assume Bradley and the team know more about Ben Griffin than the podcasters do. Should he not try hard? I’m not buying it.
Later on they suggest that Griffin might be on the team because someone has to play with DeChambeau. And they talk about his Maxfli balls.
Those guys are clowns.
Later on they suggest that Griffin might be on the team because someone has to play with DeChambeau. And they talk about his Maxfli balls.
Those guys are clowns.
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Worth noting that Young's reemergence the last few months directly coincides with his switch to this particular ball.
Well there is the little matter that they were all sued by BDC and he was the last one to drop from the lawsuit, long after anyone deemed reasonable.