Overview
- Keegan Bradley will announce six captain's picks at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday at PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas.
- NUCLR Golf reports Sam Burns has received a pick, a claim unconfirmed until Bradley's announcement after Burns closed the season T4 at the BMW and T7 at the Tour Championship and led the Tour in strokes gained putting, per Newsweek.
- Bradley says he is considering naming himself, which would make him the first U.S. playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963 if selected.
- Six Americans have already qualified automatically: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau.
- Media forecasts point to Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin and Cameron Young among contenders, with course demands at Bethpage Black expected to factor into final choices.