Overview

• The captain’s picks are Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns.
• They join automatic qualifiers Scottie Scheffler, J. J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau to finalize the 12-man team.
• Bradley called not playing a heartbreaking choice and noted he prioritized captaining, which avoids the first U.S. playing-captain scenario since Arnold Palmer in 1963.
• The Times reported Bradley pushed for a captains’ agreement tweak to allow a vice-captain to step in on-course if the captain played, though he ultimately stayed off the roster.
• Team Europe’s automatic qualifiers are Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton, with Luke Donald set to announce six picks on Monday before the Sept. 26–28 matches at Bethpage Black.