Crew USA captain Jim Furyk has made his captain’s picks for this 12 months’s Presidents Cup, scheduled for Sept. 26-29 on the Royal Montreal Golf Membership in Canada.
Equally structured to final 12 months’s Ryder Cup choice course of, Furyk had six picks to make, whereas six gamers had already certified for the American staff: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, and Sahith Theegala.
The largest query surrounding this 12 months’s captain picks revolved round Keegan Bradley, who will lead the American Ryder Cup staff subsequent 12 months at Bethpage. Ought to Bradley play? Or ought to he function a vice-captain in Montreal? In any case, Bradley serving as Furyk’s right-hand man may pay dividends on Lengthy Island in 2025.
That mentioned, Bradley has performed some terrific golf these days. After being the final participant within the subject at Fortress Pines, Bradley went from worst to first and gained the BMW Championship in Colorado two weeks in the past. He’s additionally ranked thirteenth within the Official World Golf Rankings and made it to the Tour Championship, proving he is likely one of the recreation’s prime gamers regardless of being older than different prime stars.
Therefore, Furyk’s choice to go along with Bradley, because of his current performances.
American Crew Computerized Qualifiers:
1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Xander Schauffele
3. Collin Morikawa
4. Wyndham Clark
5. Patrick Cantlay
6. Sahith Theegala
American Crew Captain’s Picks:
1. Sam Burns
2. Tony Finau
3. Russell Henley
4. Keegan Bradley
5. Brian Harman
6. Max Homa
Furyk went straight chalk for his captain’s picks, deciding on these ranked seventh by way of twelfth within the remaining standings to affix Crew USA in Montreal.
As such, Bradley’s inclusion implies that Furyk left a number of different gamers off the staff.
Justin Thomas, who made final 12 months’s Ryder Cup staff regardless of having a poor 2023 marketing campaign, is not going to characterize the Stars and Stripes at this 12 months’s Presidents Cup. Thomas even made his method to Atlanta for the Tour Championship, demonstrating that his type had improved from a 12 months in the past. However he completed the season ranked nineteenth within the Crew USA Presidents Cup rankings, giving Furyk motive to move him by.
One other participant Furyk may have chosen was Akshay Bhatia, who gained the Valero Texas Open earlier this 12 months and put forth a robust 2024 season. Bhatia made it to the Tour Championship for the primary time however ended the season ranked 14th within the Presidents Cup standings. However, the 22-year-old Bhatia will make loads of nationwide groups sooner or later as he has loads of potential.
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By means of. Make sure you try @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You possibly can comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as nicely.
