Keegan Bradley looks certain to become the first player-captain in the Ryder Cup for more than 60 years after opposite number Luke Donald agreed to a crucial rule change.
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NotsinceArnoldPalmerhasaRyderCupcaptainplayedintheeventbutKeeganBradleycouldbeabouttoemulatehim–GettyImages/AndrewRedingtonKeeganBradleylookscertaintobecomethefirstplayer-captainintheRyderCupformorethan60yearsafteroppositenumberLukeDonaldagreedtoacrucialrulechange.
OneofBradley’sbiggestconcernsaboutperformingthedualroleinNewYorkinSeptemberwasthatitcouldhaveputhisteamatadisadvantagewhenitcametoon-courseadvicebeinghandedout.
The‘captains’agreement’previouslystatedthatonlytheskippercantalktoplayerswhenamatchisunderway,communicationwhichcanbevital,forexample,whentellingtheprosonparthreeswhichclubtheirteam-mateshaveearliertaken.
Ofcourse,thecontactcanalsobeusefulformotivationalpurposes.Andundertheexistingagreement,theAmericanscouldbedeniedthisassistanceifBradleywas,himself,playing.
YetTelegraphSporthasdiscoveredthatBradley,39,went
