The debate and speculation are finally behind us, and Keegan Bradley is revealing the full Team USA roster for the 2025 Ryder Cup.
Bradley is announcing his six captain’s picks on Aug. 27, rounding out his 12-man roster. Bradley has started to name the following players to the roster as captain’s picks:
Justin Thomas
Collin Morikawa
Ben Griffin
Cameron Young
(The list will be updated as Bradley announces more players)
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The six captain’s picks join the six automatic qualifiers. Those players, led by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and reigning U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, were locked in before the end of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Here are the six auto bids already selected to the team:
Scottie Schefler
J.J. Spaun
Xander Schauffele
Russell Henley
Harris English
Bryson DeChambeau
The Europeans will announce their roster Sept. 1 ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black which starts Sept. 26 in Farmingdale, N.Y.
Bradley To Make History As Playing Captain?
Bradley, who famously was snubbed for Team USA at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, could right that wrong by naming himself to the team. In doing so, he’d become the first Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold Palmer led the Americans to victory in the 1963 Ryder Cup at what was then known as the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Coincidentally, that club is now known as East Lake Golf Club, the course that hosted the recent Tour Championship, the culmination of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Bradley made a charge toward the top of the leaderboard in the final tournament, firing a third-round 63 to put him in contention.
Ultimately, he ran out of steam, but it might have been enough of a final statement to justify his own selection. Bradley, who insisted in 2024 that he wouldn’t select himself if he didn’t make it on points, could have reversed course after registering six top-10 finishes in 21 starts while winning the Travelers Championship in June.
Team USA Slight Favorite at Bethpage Black
Team USA is a slight favorite to lift the Cup, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, which had the Americans as -145 favorites. Team Europe, which is expected to run back nearly if not exactly the same team it used in 2023, is +115 to retain the Cup, per DraftKings.
The Americans should have a home-field advantage, which has come to define the Ryder Cup over the last decade. The home team has won the last four Ryder Cups, and the last “road” team to win on enemy turf were the Europeans in 2012 with the “Miracle at Medinah.”
According to early looks at Bethpage Black on Long Island, it appears the PGA of America is leaning into its players’ skill sets, as is typically the case. Based on some intel from The Fried Egg’s Matt Rouches, the fairways have been widened, something that should help this bomber-heavy American roster.
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