Once the initial surprise surrounding the announcement Tuesday that Keegan Bradley will captain the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black settled in, the implications of the surprising choice have taken hold.
Bradley is an inspired choice, just enough out of the box to shatter the perception of the American Ryder Cup squad being a closed shop, open mainly to players of certain pedigrees and insiders in perceived cliques.
Once Tiger Woods decided not to be the captain at Bethpage, likely preferring to lead the U.S. team at Adare Manor in Ireland in 2027, the door was opened to change.
Stewart Cink was probably the leader in the clubhouse as the speculative choice if Woods said no, and Cink would have been a predictable and solid choice.
But after what happened in Rome last fall, the U.S. team didn’t need safe. It needs fresh eyes, new blood and a fire hose of passion.
That’s where Bradley checks all the boxes.
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