NEW YORK — Keegan Bradley, along with the PGA of America, unveiled Staff USA’s choice standards for the 2025 Ryder Cup. The method is just like the one utilized in 2023, when the Europeans trounced the Individuals in Rome.
Nonetheless, one notable distinction stands out: Main champions is not going to obtain bonus factors for successful in 2025.
Those that gained majors in 2023 acquired two factors per $1,000 earned at The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, or The Open. That basically cemented all 4 main champions onto the workforce, together with Brooks Koepka, who grew to become the primary lively LIV participant to win a serious at Oak Hill.
No such reward will probably be granted this 12 months.
As a substitute, the PGA of America will retain its 1.5 Factors per $1,000 earned on the majors, which the group additionally utilized in 2023. However winners is not going to obtain something extra. So, if a LIV Golfer wins a serious subsequent 12 months, they won’t obtain the premium that Koepka did at Oak Hill.
Koepka’s win in Rochester all however positioned him on the workforce, as he sat among the many prime six gamers for a lot of the season. That mentioned, Koepka completed seventh within the last standings by the slimmest of margins, which have been finalized on the finish of the 2023 BMW Championship. However captain Zach Johnson had no alternative however to make use of considered one of his six captain’s picks on Koepka attributable to his robust play.
The highest six gamers earned automated spots on the workforce, whereas Johnson had six captain’s picks at his disposal. The identical formulation applies to Bradley’s squad in 2025.
But, Bradley insists that he can have the 12 finest gamers on his workforce, no matter what tour they play on.
“I’m going to take the 12 finest gamers,” Bradley mentioned Tuesday.
“So if we really feel like there’s just a few guys there, one man, two guys, no matter it’s, then we’re going to do this. However we’re too far out to determine how that is all going to play out. However we’re undoubtedly going to take the 12 finest gamers, nonetheless that shakes out.”
As for the remaining standards, all American gamers—together with LIV Golf gamers—had the chance to earn factors on the 4 majors and The Gamers Championship in 2024. Gamers earned one Ryder Cup level for every $1,000 they acquired in these 5 occasions. Unsurprisingly, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele sit atop the present Ryder Cup standings.
Then, in 2025, gamers who make the minimize in PGA Tour occasions will obtain one level per $1,000 earned, starting on Jan. 1, 2025, via the conclusion of the BMW Championship—the penultimate occasion of the FedEx Cup Playoffs—on Aug. 17, 2025. That additionally consists of The Gamers Championship. But, this method doesn’t embrace opposite-field occasions, such because the Corales Puntacana Championship, as gamers should compete in common PGA Tour occasions to earn factors.
That proves that Bradley solely needs the most effective of the most effective.
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By. You should definitely take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You possibly can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko as nicely.
