Overview
- Trump said on Truth Social he will be at Bethpage Black on Friday, Sept. 26, a plan Nassau County executive Bruce Bakeman confirmed.
- He also posted that Keegan Bradley "should DEFINITELY be on the American Ryder Cup Team — As Captain!!!," endorsing a playing-captain role.
- Bradley is set to announce six captain's picks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and he has not revealed whether he will include himself, calling it the biggest decision of his life.
- If he selects himself, he would be the first U.S. playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963, with supporters noting his Travelers Championship win and current No. 13 world ranking.
- Six Americans have already qualified automatically: Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Harris English, Russell Henley and Bryson DeChambeau, with the matches staged at rowdy Bethpage Black.