KEEGAN BRADLEY has been named US captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York, the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of America announced on Monday after a search process during which they also talked to Tiger Woods about taking the job.
Mr. Bradley succeeds twice major champion Zach Johnson as US captain after the latter faced plenty of criticism following the last edition of the biennial event where his squad failed to get the job done against Europe.
Mr. Woods, who won the 2002 US Open at Bethpage Black, had been the overwhelming favorite to take over as captain but has been busy off the golf course and previously said he was unsure if he could devote the necessary time the position demands. For Mr. Bradley, who counts the 2011 PGA Championship among his six wins on the PGA Tour, his appointment as captain comes after he was left off the 2023 US Ryder Cup squad in a year in which his six top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour included two wins.
When asked about the captain’s job in May ahead of the PGA Championship, Mr. Woods said the two sides were still talking about what that would look like and whether he had the time to do it.
The 15-times major champion was an obvious candidate for the captaincy having made eight appearances as a player in the Ryder Cup between 1997 and 2018 during which he compiled an overall record of 13-21-3. — Reuters
