From feeling like an outsider to leading a team, Keegan Bradley has come a long way. On July 8, 2024, he was named the US team skipper for the Bethpage showdown. Earlier, as you may know, it was Tiger Woods who was thought of for the role, but his commitments to the PGA Tour Policy Board, which is responsible for the PIF Merger made him decide otherwise. However, he stated that he’d consider the role in the future, for sure; “That does not mean I wouldn’t want to captain a team in the future. If and when I feel it is the right time, I will put my hat in the ring for this committee to decide.” Now that team US’s time for revenge comes close, where does Woods’s involvement stand? Bradley shared.

Keegan Bradley sat down for an interview where he shared some intriguing details about Woods’s involvement and kept something to share later. The 7x Tour winner mentioned that he had spoken to Woods a bunch of times since his election, and the latter has been nothing but helpful, and “had a lot of great advice.”

The Presidents Cup just concluded a few weeks ago, and it was indeed a tumultuous week. Team USA secured a record-extending 10th consecutive win after Bradley claimed the winning point in their 18.5-11.5 success over the International Team. There was the FedEx Cup Playoffs before that, which was a rather important stretch for everyone. So, Bradley had his full focus on it and it helped since he won the BMW Championship. Naturally, for this duration, Ryder Cup-related things were on pause.

Now, all that’s done, attention shifts to the Ryder Cup again, and how the 82x Tour winner will be a part of it. But to know that, we’ll have a bit as Bradley mentioned, “I’ll be addressing that in the coming weeks and months.” For all we know right now is that our captain has “had great conversations with Tiger. He’s a mentor to all of us, and you know, he’s got a lot of great suggestions on things we can do as a team.”