Keegan Bradley, the newly announced US 2025 Ryder Cup captain, won’t be adding any points to his tally following his triumph at the BMW Championship over the weekend.

The 38-year-old golfer showed remarkable composure in the final round to secure a win at Castle Pines, edging out Australia’s Adam Scott by just one stroke. Starting Sunday with a slim lead, Bradley watched as Scott stumbled with three consecutive bogeys, setting the stage for a tense finale.

This victory marked Bradley’s seventh PGA Tour title and his first since the Travelers Championship last year. Reflecting on his win, Bradley expressed his elation: “Oh, man, it just shows why you’ve got to grind it out every week because you never know how fast it can switch,” he said. “Now I go to Atlanta with a chance to win the FedEx Cup. I can’t believe it. I’m so excited.”

Despite the win, Bradley won’t see an increase in his Ryder Cup points, as he currently sits 26th in the U. S. standings. This is due to the fact that only The Players Championship and the four Majors The Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and The Open are eligible for Ryder Cup points.

Determined to earn his place in the Ryder Cup team, Bradley has made it clear he won’t be giving himself a shortcut. “No, I will either make the team on points – I don’t see myself picking – I’m not going to pick myself,” he stated firmly to the Ryder Cup website.

“The only way that would happen is if the team was insisting on it, but even if they did, I don’t see that happening. I want to make the team on points, otherwise I’m going to be the Captain.”

Bradley, who could become the youngest captain for the United States in decades and might also compete in next month’s Presidents Cup, said: “I’m happy to do whatever, play whatever role they want me to play.







<span class="caption">Keegan Bradley earned no Ryder Cup points for the BMW Championship win</span><br /> <span class="credit"> (</p> <p> <span></span>Image: </p> <p>Getty)</span><br />

“I think being the Ryder Cup captain has put me into this category of sort of player when they haven’t really had a Ryder Cup captain that’s been playing full-time on the Tour. One of my goals was to make that Presidents Cup team. So we’ll see. I hope I didn’t throw a huge wrench in everybody’s plans, but I’m proud to be in consideration.”

He added: “I still feel like I’m in the prime of my career. I feel like there’s a lot of parts to my game that are the best it’s ever been, and I feel like I got years ahead of me.”

“I wanted to make this Ryder Cup team at Bethpage where I was the captain. That’s always a goal of mine. I feel like I can still keep playing at a high level for a while.”