Keegan Bradley is expected to be named as the USA’s next Ryder Cup captain according to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig.
The 2011 PGA Championship winner, who is only 38-years-old, has made two Ryder Cup appearances in 2012 and 2014.
He has six wins on the PGA Tour and agonisingly missed out on a wildcard pick last time out, which was shown on the second series of Netflix’s docuseries Full Swing.
Bradley’s name has not been publicly mentioned and would be somewhat of a surprise due to his age and lack of experience as a vice captain – as well as the fact that he has only played on two US teams. He is still in the peak of his playing career, too, currently ranking 19th in the world.
He is from the north-east, though, so will be a popular figure among the New York fans and is an experienced PGA Tour player, with six wins on the US circuit and 44 Major championship appearances.
Tiger Woods was the overwhelming favorite for the job but reportedly declined the role, forcing the PGA of America, which runs the US arm of the Ryder Cup, to look elsewhere.
Bradley won the PGA Championship in 2011 – the flagship championship of the PGA of America, which runs Ryder Cup USA
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The PGA of America will announce the next captain for Bethpage Black 2025 on Tuesday at midday in New York.
Following the news that Woods had said no to the job, 2009 Open champion Stewart Cink emerged as bookmakers’ favorite with a 33.3% chance to be Zach Johnson’s successor according to BonusCodeBets, just ahead of Fred Couples (30.8%) and Davis Love III (25%).
The popular 51-year-old is a veteran of the Ryder Cup with five appearances and a vice captaincy under his belt. Cink served under Zach Johnson last time out in Rome, where the Americans fell to a crushing defeat at the hands of Luke Donald’s Europeans.
Cink was on one winning team from his five appearances, coming in 2008 at Valhalla under Paul Azinger.
Cink was part of the winning US team in 2008 at Valhalla
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He has eight PGA Tour wins to his name, highlighted by the 2009 Open where he defeated Tom Watson in a playoff to win the Claret Jug at Turnberry.
If it isn’t Bradley or Cink, Fred Couples is was also thought to be a consideration as well as Davis Love III. Other names that could be in the…
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