Americans have had a great two weeks on the UK link.
Chris Gotterup was the surprise champion of the Scottie Open, and then, among the big guys, Scottie Scheffler led 1-2-3 in the Open.
This shows that Team USA is in a strong position when hosting the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York from September 26 to 28.
A 12-person team place is hard to get, but how exactly do you get a showdown for the Biennale against Europeans?
How to choose Team USA?
this Top six Automatic positions will be obtained in the Ryder Cup ranking at the end of the BMW Championship on August 17, 2025.
Points have been provided since the beginning of 2024. Here is the breakdown:
2024: 1 point, players of $1,000 per $1,000 were given layoffs in the Players Championship and four major championship games: Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship.
Regular PGA Tour Events in 2025: Players of every $1000 $1000 will be awarded at the end of the BMW Championship, which ended from January 1, 2025 to August 17, 20025.
2025 Major Championships (Masters, PGA Champions, U.S. Open and Open Champions): All players who advance to the team earn 1.5 points of $1.5.
The second method to be qualified is through Captain’s draft pick.
American Captain Keegan Bradley Six of themproviding a route for LIV players such as Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed. LIV golfers are unable to earn points on off-tour and therefore can only win points in the profession.
Bradley’s draft pick will be announced in late August after the end of Sunday 24.
How is Team USA ranked after the open championship?
It was a big week for some Americans, with Harris English entering the second place at Royal Prothush, reaching the sixth and final automatic qualifying location.
Here are the top six, those bubbling…
1/ Scottie Scheffler – 32420.33pts
2/ Xander Schauffele – 13383.85pts
3/ JJ Spaun – 12478.91pts
4/ Russell Henley – 11623.82pts
5/ Bryson DeChambeau – 10774.98pts
6/ Harris English – 10385.65pts
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7/Justin Thomas – 10208.09pts
8/ Collin Morikawa – 9743.61PTS
9/ Ben Griffin – 8604.91PTS
10/ Keegan Bradley – 8038.50pts
11/ Maverick McNealy – 7414.15pts
12/ Brian Harman – 7007.99pts
For now, only Scheffler is mathematically qualified.
Whose six wildcard picks would Keegan Bradley give?
Some people think that the next six names (bits 7 to 12) in the list should get wildcards.
If so, that means Ben Griffin and Maverick McNealy make their debut.
Bradley, of course, has no end of options and those further down following The Open include Patrick Cantlay (14th in the standings), Sam Burns (15th), Wyndham Clark (16th), Chris Gotterup (22nd), Jordan Spieth (26th), Patrick Reed (37th), Rickie Fowler (42nd) and Brooks Koepka (72nd).
Can Keegan Bradley choose himself?
Throughout the qualification process, this question was raised – Bradley had to keep on going on scope.
It even became even sharper when he won the Travelers title in June.
The answer is “yes”, although he has not been captained since Arnold Palmer in 1963.
That said, it has been seen several times in the Presidents Cup (USA V Internationals), and Tiger Woods played both roles in 2019.
Luke Donald agrees that Bradley’s path has been eased because one of Bradley’s assistants can play in meetings and can serve as de facto captain.
Jim Furyk, who served as Captain America in 2018, is considered the most likely deputy captain to step up his assistant.
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