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Newsweek
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Luke Donald Agrees to Ryder Cup Rule Change, Opening Door for Keegan Bradley
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Keegan Bradley's bid to become the first U.S. Ryder Cup playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963 just got a major boost, and it came with a nod from Team Europe. Fresh off a top-30 finish at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, Bradley carded a total score of 280, ending the week at 4-under par. While not a headline-grabbing result, it was enough to keep him steady at No. 10 in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Bradley's playing form has been quietly consistent. He won the Travelers Championship last month and had five T-5 finishes. But with automatic qualification unlikely, the 39-year-old captain may have to pick himself, a move that's now more feasible due to a rule change agreed upon by Team Europe. Bradley's Road to Playing Captain Boosts as Europe Agrees Rule Change According to Telegraph Sport's Monday report, European captain Luke Donald approved a modification to the longstanding "captains' agreement," allowing one of Bradley's vice-captains to act as a de facto captain during sessions. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 08: Keegan Bradley of The United States and Luke Donald of England speak at a press conference during the Ryder Cup 2024 Year to Go Media Event at The... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 08: Keegan Bradley of The United States and Luke Donald of England speak at a press conference during the Ryder Cup 2024 Year to Go Media Event at The Times Center on October 08, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by) More Getty Images Per traditional norms, only the captain was permitted to advise players during matches. That restriction would have left Team USA without an on-course leader. "Keegan can only change the overarching contract with Luke and Ryder Cup Europe's approval," a source told Telegraph Sport. "The contract between the teams includes things like how many vice-captains a team can have, etc. That is used year on year and captains rarely change that. But Keegan went to Luke with this clause and Luke generously agreed. We don't want any bad blood between the camps." According to the report, Jim Furyk, who captained Team USA in 2018, is expected to step into the captain's role when Bradley is on the course. Bradley's backup plan to tee as the playing captain at Bethpage During the Ryder Cup dinner earlier this year, the U.S. captain told Golf Channel's Todd Lewis that he "will talk to the six (players) that did qualify, get a sense of their feelings about him being a playing captain on the team, and then make a decision from there." This was in case he didn't qualify for the automatic qualification positions. As of now, Scottie Scheffler remains the only player officially qualified for Team USA. But on Sunday night, Bradley confirmed that Bryson DeChambeau, currently fifth in the standings, will also be part of the squad regardless of whether he finishes in the top six. "Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup," Bradley told Sports Illustrated through text. "He brings so much. He brings energy, passion, but most importantly, he's one of the best players on the planet". Apart from Scheffler and Bradley, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Russell Henley and Harris English are the remaining top six. More Golf: Golfer struck by lightning at Iron Man tournament, airlifted to hospital
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Harris English moves into top 6 of U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Who else climbed after British?
Harris English might have played his way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team the last couple months. It started with his T-2 finish at the PGA Championship. Then he finished T-12 at the Memorial, T-4 at the Travelers and capped it with a solo second at the 2025 British Open, finishing four shots behind Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush. His finish Sunday vaulted him four spots up the U.S. Ryder Cup standings to sixth, the final automatic spot to make Team USA for the biennial competition in two months at Bethpage Black. Scheffler, the world No. 1, is the only player already on the team via points. Next month, the top six in the standings will also earn automatic spots after the BMW Championship. The British Open was the last chance for players to earn large point totals, and English capitalized. Another player who cashed in was Chris Gotterup, his solo third moving him up 19 spots to 22nd on the list. Captain Keegan Bradley sits 10th in the points list, but with his recent play, fans have clamored for him to use a pick on himself. Time will tell to see whether that happens. Only four more weeks remains for golfers to automatically earn their spots on team USA, but for a majority of players trying to take on Team Europe, they're going to have to show Bradley why they deserve a captain's pick with their play. Here's a look at the updated United States Ryder Cup standings after the British Open: U.S. Ryder Cup standings as of July 21 Rank Name Points 1 Scottie Scheffler (x) 32420.33 2 Xander Schauffele 13383.85 3 J.J. Spaun 12478.91 4 Russell Henley 11623.82 5 Bryson DeChambeau 10774.98 6 Harris English 10385.65 7 Justin Thomas 10208.09 8 Collin Morikawa 9743.61 9 Ben Griffin 8604.91 10 Keegan Bradley 8038.50 11 Maverick McNealy 7414.15 12 Brian Harman 7007.99 13 Andrew Novak 6560.15 14 Patrick Cantlay 6069.39 15 Sam Burns 5620.39 16 Wyndham Clark 4984.17 17 Lucas Glover 4640.94 18 Daniel Berger 4492.01 19 Cameron Young 4413.64 20 Tom Hoge 4392.10 21 Tony Finau 4224.01 22 Chris Gotterup 4183.14 23 Denny McCarthy 3990.27 24 Akshay Bhatia 3730.28 25 Michael Kim 3586.02 This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup standings: Harris English moves into top 6
USA Today
21-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Harris English moves into top 6 of U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Who else climbed after British?
Harris English might have played his way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team the last couple months. It started with his T-2 finish at the PGA Championship. Then he finished T-12 at the Memorial, T-4 at the Travelers and capped it with a solo second at the 2025 British Open, finishing four shots behind Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush. His finish Sunday vaulted him four spots up the U.S. Ryder Cup standings to sixth, the final automatic spot to make Team USA for the biennial competition in two months at Bethpage Black. Scheffler, the world No. 1, is the only player already on the team via points. Next month, the top six in the standings will also earn automatic spots after the BMW Championship. The British Open was the last chance for players to earn large point totals, and English capitalized. Another player who cashed in was Chris Gotterup, his solo third moving him up 19 spots to 22nd on the list. Captain Keegan Bradley sits 10th in the points list, but with his recent play, fans have clamored for him to use a pick on himself. Time will tell to see whether that happens. Only four more weeks remains for golfers to automatically earn their spots on team USA, but for a majority of players trying to take on Team Europe, they're going to have to show Bradley why they deserve a captain's pick with their play. Here's a look at the updated United States Ryder Cup standings after the British Open: U.S. Ryder Cup standings as of July 21
NBC Sports
21-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Ryder Cup update: Keegan Bradley confirms Bryson DeChambeau's inclusion; Chris Gotterup makes huge jump
Scottie Scheffler had locked up his Ryder Cup spot long before he dominated at Royal Portrush for his fourth major title, second this year. But another American used a strong Open showing to secure his place on the U.S. team for Bethpage. While not yet officially clinching an automatic spot, Bryson DeChambeau's T-10 finish at Portrush impressed U.S. captain Keegan Bradley enough for Bradley to confirm to Sports Illustrated via text that DeChambeau will be among the 12 players on his squad. 'Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup,' Bradley told SI. 'He brings so much. He brings energy, passion but most importantly, he's one of the best players on the planet.' DeChambeau remained fifth in U.S. Ryder Cup points after The Open, and though he has no more opportunities to accrue points – LIV Golf events do not count toward qualification – he's apparently now guaranteed at least a captain's pick. This will be DeChambeau's third Ryder Cup. He went 0-3 in his debut in 2018 in Paris before going 2-0-1 three years later at Whistling Straits. 'I hope I can bring a lot of energy and a tsunami of a crowd that's going to be rooting for Team USA,' DeChambeau said Sunday in Northern Ireland. DeChambeau revealed that he'd spoken to Bradley briefly last week and that Bradley had put personalized notes in several players' lockers. 'It meant a lot,' DeChambeau said before adding, 'This year's no joke. We're tired of it. We're tired of losing.' In other notable U.S. Ryder Cup news, Harris English's runner-up finish launched English, a Ryder Cupper in 2021, into sixth, about 177 points ahead of Justin Thomas. The top six in points after the BMW Championship automatically qualify while Bradley will select six more picks after the Tour Championship. Wyndham Clark, who debuted two years ago in Rome, rose six spots to No. 16 after his T-4 at The Open. Chris Gotterup leaped 19 spots to No. 22 after a huge fortnight overseas in which he won the Genesis Scottish Open and placed third at Portrush. Here's a quick look at the updated standings: U.S. 1. Scottie Scheffler 2. Xander Schauffele 3. J.J. Spaun 4. Russell Henley 5. Bryson DeChambeau 6. Harris English --- 7. Justin Thomas 8. Collin Morikawa 9. Ben Griffin 10. Keegan Bradley 11. Maverick McNealy 12. Brian Harman 13. Andrew Novak 14. Patrick Cantlay 15. Sam Burns Other notables: 19. Cameron Young 21. Tony Finau 24. Akshay Bhatia 26. Jordan Spieth 37. Patrick Reed 39. Max Homa 42. Rickie Fowler 43. Sahith Theegala 72. Brooks Koepka Europe 1. Rory McIlroy 2. Bob MacIntyre 3. Tommy Fleetwood 4. Tyrrell Hatton 5. Shane Lowry 6. Sepp Straka --- 7. Rasmus Hojgaard 8. Justin Rose 9. Ludvig Aberg 10. Viktor Hovland 11. Thomas Detry 12. Matt Wallace 13. Matt Fitzpatrick 14. Jordan Smith 15. Niklas Norgaard Other notables: 16. Aaron Rai 21. Jon Rahm 24. Harry Hall 25. Nicolai Hojgaard 46. Tom McKibbin 83. Alex Noren
Newsweek
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Bryson DeChambeau Hides 'Personal' Message Amid Ryder Cup Confirmation
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Bryson DeChambeau wrapped up "a very emotional week" at Royal Portrush with a final-round of 64 that featured a no-bogey round including seven birdies. Though his Open result didn't match the flashes of brilliance he showed at Augusta or Quail Hollow earlier this season, the YouTube sensation might have been the happiest LIV golfer leaving Northern Ireland. TOPSHOT - US golfer Bryson DeChambeau gestures on the 6th tee during practice ahead of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush golf club in Northern Ireland on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK... TOPSHOT - US golfer Bryson DeChambeau gestures on the 6th tee during practice ahead of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush golf club in Northern Ireland on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) More Getty Images DeChambeau, currently sitting fifth in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings, entered The Open knowing it was his last opportunity to earn qualifying points as a LIV member. A slip from the top six would force him to rely on a captain's pick. But it seems he has little to worry about his Bethpage Black qualification now. In a conversation with Sports Illustrated's Bob Harig, Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley confirmed that DeChambeau will be a crucial part of Team USA's lineup for September's battle against Luke Donald's Ryder Cup team. "Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup," the captain shared with Sports Illustrated via text on Sunday night. "He brings so much. He brings energy, passion, but most importantly, he's one of the best players on the planet." That news broke just hours after DeChambeau revealed he'd received a personal message from Bradley in the locker room, a quiet, powerful gesture that already signaled his confirmed place. Bryson DeChambeau receives 'personal' locker room message from Keegan Bradley After his bogey-free rounds, the LIV Golf pro was asked a lot of questions during the post-round press conference, including whether he had received any messages from the captain. "I talked with him briefly, and then he put something in our lockers that was pretty inspirational," DeChambeau told reporters. When asked to reveal the message, he denied it, stating via SI, "It's a personal message." He added, "It meant a lot. This year's no joke. We're tired of it. We're tired of losing." It wasn't the first time Bradley reached out to DeChambeau. Earlier this season, he hosted a team dinner in Philadelphia. DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were the only two LIV golfers invited. Though DeChambeau couldn't attend in person, he joined virtually and remained engaged with the leadership process. The 31-year-old was left off the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome, where Team USA fell to Europe at Marco Simone. But he competed in both 2018 (Paris) and 2021 (Whistling Straits), with the latter ending in a dominant American win. Now, for Bethpage Black, DeChambeau is looking forward to repeating history. "We have the most wins on tour right now as the Crushers," he stated with confidence during the press conference on Sunday. "It's been so much fun playing with Paul (Casey), Anirban (Lahiri), and Charles (Howell III). The way I've personally led my team is I've let them be their individual self, their best individual self. ... That's how I learned from team golf is let the individual be the best individual they can possibly be to add to the team. That's it. Don't try to put someone in a bubble and say you need to do this, you need to do that." More Golf: Lefty's Ex-Caddie in Awe, Makes Scottie Scheffler-Tiger Woods Comparison
