Kevin Kiser on the 2024 Presidents Cup.
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On Wednesday, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley continued to spherical out his management squad by appointing a 3rd vice captain. Kevin Kisner will be part of beforehand appointed vice captains Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker to assist shepherd the U.S. Ryder Cup workforce at Bethpage Black in September.
“Kevin is a superb addition to our management group and might be a trusted voice all through the approaching months and this yr’s Ryder Cup,” Bradley stated in a press launch. “His in depth match-play success and powerful relationships make him an ideal match. I look ahead to working with him intently as we prepare for Bethpage Black.”
Kisner has notably by no means competed in a Ryder Cup, however compiled a 2-2-3 profession report within the Presidents Cup. Kisner performed on the U.S. workforce in 2017 and 2022. He additionally has a formidable match-play report as a person, profitable the 2019 WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play in 2019 and ending runner-up in 2018 and 2022.
“I’m extremely appreciative of Keegan for this chance to assist information the U.S. workforce on the 2025 Ryder Cup,” Kisner stated within the launch. “I really like match play and the Ryder Cup is likely one of the best occasions in sports activities. I can not wait to be part of it and look ahead to doing all the things I can to help Keegan, Webb, Brandt and our proficient workforce in September.”
Behind the scenes of NBC Sports activities’ Kevin Kisner rent
Kisner served as a captain’s assistant to Jim Furyk on the Presidents Cup in Montreal final yr, which the U.S. received 18.5-11.5 over the Internationals. Kisner additionally made headlines when he confronted Worldwide workforce vice captain Camilo Villegas over what Kisner deemed to be gamesmanship taken too far throughout Tom Kim and Sungjae Im’s match in opposition to Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley.
In December, Kisner was named NBC’s new lead analyst and can sit alongside Dan Hicks after a year-long audition course of that included check stints from Brandel Chamblee and Luke Donald. Due to his vice-captaincy gig, although, Kisner’s analyst seat will have to be stuffed for the Ryder Cup. NBC has not but introduced a alternative.
The Ryder Cup begins on Sept. 26 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.
