U.S. Ryder Cup team: Predictions for Koepka, Spieth, Fowler, others - ESPN
ATLANTA — When Keegan Bradley returned home from his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2012, he couldn't open his suitcase following the Europeans' stunning 14½-13½ victory at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.
Nearly 11 years later, the unopened bag, which holds an uncorked bottle of champagne, still sits in Bradley's garage.
«I thought for a while I'll never open it again,» Bradley said this week. «So hopefully I get a chance to play on this team. If I don't, I'm going to be rooting hard. In years past it's been really hard for me to watch the Ryder Cup because I just haven't been in the conversation to be on the team. But this year if I don't make the team it will be different. I'll watch and I'll be pulling for the guys just as if I was playing.»
Bradley remains in the mix for one of U.S. team captain Zach Johnson's six captain's picks. Six players — world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, Open Championship winner Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa and Xander Schauffele — have already qualified for the team that will compete against Europe at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome on Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
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Johnson will announce his six captain's choices from the PGA of America headquarters Tuesday.
The U.S. hasn't won a Ryder Cup away from American soil since a 15-13 victory at The Belfry in Warwickshire, England, in 1993.
Here are the top candidates for Johnson's captain's picks and predictions for who will and won't make the team:
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