Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Sam Burns and Cameron Young were the captain’s picks as Bradley decided not to become the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in the 1960s
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WhenthegolfingworldtunedintoKeeganBradley’spressconferenceonWednesdaytolearnhissixcaptain’spicksfortheUSRyderCupteam,the“willhe,won’the”questionstillhungintheairunanswered.WouldBradleypickhimselfasthefirstplayingcaptainsinceArnoldPalmerin1963?
Intheendthecatslippedoutofthebagaccidentally,halfwaythrougharatherawkwardprocessofZoomcallingeachindividualplayertoheartheirthoughts.Bradley’sfourthpick,CameronYoung,wasaskedifhisRyderCupteammatesknewhehadwonthejuniorRyderCupinthepast.“Samplayedwithmesohewillrememberit,”saidYoung.“Sam”referredtoSamBurns,whohadn’tyetbeenannounced.WithBurnsthereforeincluded,andPatrickCantlayhighlylikelytobeontheteam,thatleftnoroomforBradleytochoosehimself.
“I’mgladit’sover,”Bradleysmiled,onceBurnswasconfirmed,asgolf’sbiggesttalkingpointofthepastfewweeksw
