Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Keegan Bradley named 2024 Presidents Cup assistant captain

Keegan Bradley hits iron shot during 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas

Keegan Bradley will make his debut as a Presidents Cup assistant captain this fall.

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Keegan Bradley will get some prep work accomplished in Canada. Bradley, the not too long ago named U.S. Ryder Cup captain, has been tapped as an assistant captain for this 12 months’s Presidents Cup.

Bradley joins Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner as assistants beneath captain Jim Furyk.

“Keegan is an incredible competitor with a bulldog mentality and we’re trying ahead to having his voice within the workforce room,” Furyk mentioned in a launch on Wednesday. “He has a robust ardour for match play competitors and I do know he might be an asset to our gamers in 2024, in addition to 2025, as he leads them into Bethpage Black for the 2025 Ryder Cup.”

Along with his two Ryder Cups (2012, 2014), Bradley additionally performed the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. He completed the week with a 2-2-1 file within the People’ win.

“I used to be ecstatic to get the decision from Jim and looking out ahead to doing all I can to assist our workforce,” Bradley mentioned in a launch. “With the Ryder Cup on the horizon subsequent 12 months, this might be a fantastic expertise for me to know the opposite facet of the workforce room and the way that camaraderie and training helps our guys play their greatest.”

The 2024 Presidents Cup begins Sept. 26-29 at The Royal Montreal Golf Membership in Montreal, Canada. The U.S. is 12-1-1 all-time within the occasion and has gained the final 9 conferences.

Bradley was named U.S. Ryder Cup captain three weeks in the past. Thus far he’s added Webb Simpson as a vice captain, with extra to be named later.

Josh Berhow

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