Keegan Bradley insists he ‘would love’ the chance to captain Staff USA once more in a Ryder Cup, having been left with a ‘gaping hole’ in his profession after their loss to Staff Europe.
Bradley turned the primary captain – for both staff – since 2012 to be overwhelmed in a house Ryder Cup, the place Luke Donald’s European aspect constructed a record-breaking lead over the primary two days earlier than claiming a 15-13 win at Bethpage Black.
The PGA of America has but to announce who will captain Staff USA within the 2027 contest at Adare Manor in Eire, stay on Sky Sports activities, with Bradley open to the concept of returning to the function sooner or later.
“I have this like gaping hole in my career now that I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to fill,” Bradley mentioned forward of the Hero World Problem. “This isn’t something where you lose The Masters or you lose a tournament, where I’m going to work extra hard to get back and win.
“Being the captain of the Ryder Cup staff just isn’t one thing you may work exhausting for, it is simply one thing that is kind of elected on you. After all I’d like to do it once more, I’d like to avenge that loss, however that is lower than me.
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“I don’t think that’s fair for me to come out here and say that, but I would love to do it again at some point. I don’t know if that will ever happen, probably won’t. I think if you ask any losing captain if they would like to do it again, they would all want another shot.”
Tiger Woods is favorite to be Staff USA’s subsequent captain however mentioned earlier this week that ‘nobody has requested’ about him taking up the function, two years on from turning down the chance as a consequence of his function on the PGA Tour.
“I think if Tiger wants to do this, he’s going to do it,” Bradley insisted. “Tiger is not only a hero to all of us that would be on his team, but he’s also an incredible leader and a person that everyone would love to play for.
“I am fairly certain when he needs to do that, he will get to have the ability to do it.”
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Bradley: Ryder Cup ‘takes a toll on you’
Bradley thought of being the primary taking part in captain at a Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963 earlier than leaving himself out of his six picks, having received the Vacationers Championship in June and reached the season-ending Tour Championship.
“With everything that was going on, I’m really proud of the way that I played,” Bradley defined about his season. “However while you think about shedding the Ryder Cup, I imply, it is an F.
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“You’ve got to go and win that and this grade’s different. It’s really tough to grade. It was a unique year. I think a year that really no other player has ever experienced. I’m proud of the way I played certainly, but the end of the year was difficult.”
On the problem of coping with Ryder Cup defeat, Bradley added: “The darkest time of my life probably. I mean, I don’t know how else to describe it. Certainly, definitely [the worst] of my career.
“There’s at all times this let down after a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup whatever the final result as a result of the feelings are so excessive. It is Ryder Cup hangover and also you’re simply exhausted and also you’re down – that takes a toll on you.”
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