When Keegan Bradley was tabbed to captain the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team 13 months ago, it was such an out-of-the-box pick that even he wondered if he was being punked.

And now, as Bradley <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/08/25/sports/keegan-bradley-teases-shock-ryder-cup-decisions-with-awful-phone-calls-ahead/">announces his six captain’s picks</a> on Wednesday morning from the PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas, the situation calls for the same strategy.

Sure, there will be some no-brainers to pick from the Ryder Cup points standings after the first six who automatically qualified on points, those being Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau.

But Bradley should be open to straying from convention when it comes to his final six picks.

Sure, there will be some no-brainers to pick from, but Bradley should not be hesitant to step away from the conventional when he adds the final six players to the automatic qualifiers.{ai:summary}<p>Keegan Bradley, named 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain 13 months ago, reveals his six picks from Frisco, Texas.</p><p>The auto-qualifiers are Scheffler, Spaun, Schauffele, Henley, English and DeChambeau; Bradley could stray from convention for the final six.

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Keegan Bradley should lean into the unconventional with his Ryder Cup picks

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