how the tables have turned
Ryder Cup Captain Keegan Bradley has more recent wins than these potential Ryder Cup stars combined
Christian Petersen
It can’t be easy to have everyone with a Netflix account be able to watch one of the worst moments in your life at the click of a button. “Full Swing” captured Keegan Bradley just missing out on the 2023 Ryder Cup and now you can watch Bradley’s heartbreak while eating lunch, running on the treadmill or doing laundry.
In that time, however, the last man out has become the 2025 Ryder Cup captain, and is now playing some dynamite golf to boot. After clinching his third win in the last two years at this weekend's BMW Championship (along with the 2022 Zozo Championship and the 2023 Travelers Championship), the 38-year-old has a real chance at becoming Ryder Cup playing captain and might even sneak into this fall's Presidents Cup.
He’s playing such good golf that he's now outpacing some potential stars on next summer's Ryder Cup squad. Suffice to say, when the coach is outplaying the players, you know their game is in a good place.
Bradley’s three wins over the last two seasons beat out recent Ryder Cuppers Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa, all of whom made the Ryder Cup squad over Bradley back in 2023.
Fowler has one of those, with the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, and Collin Morikawa dominated the field by six strokes at the 2023 Zozo Championship. Spieth, JT and Cantlay have some work to do, with the latter two in the Tour Championship field this week alongside Bradley.
It’s not like Keegan Bradley has been Mr. Consistent this season with T-46, T-22 and T-59 finishes heading into Castle Pines, but when he’s near the top of the leaderboard, he’s been able to finish the job. Will that continue at Bethpage Black? We’ll find out next fall, perhaps with Bradley both coaching and teeing off.