Keegan Bradley still hasn't forgiven himself for Ryder Cup failure

Bradley wasn't the only reason Team USA lost on home for the fifth time in its last 10 attempts. Players like Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Harris English, Russell Henley and Sam Burns didn't perform well enough at Bethpage Black, which likely hurt Bradley even more after he didn't pick himself to play in the event.

"I'll forever wonder and wish that I had a chance to play there," Bradley said. "The first practice day, I was out on the tee, and I was watching the guys walk down the fairway all together, and I said, 'I wish I was playing. That's what it's all about. I'm missing out.'"

Bradley said he's glad he didn't play because the captaincy took a lot of his time and energy, but it doesn't change how he views his role as a leader and coach. After narrowly missing the cut as a player in 2023 and losing the captaincy in 2025, the 39-year-old wonders if he'll ever create a Ryder Cup memory to cherish. 

"You put so much into it, and you have all this planning, and the first two days went as poorly as we could have ever thought," he said. "It was pretty emotional. It was sad, to be honest.

"This effing event has been so brutal to me. I don't know if I want to play. No, I do," he corrected himself. "It's such a weird thing to love something so much that just doesn't give you anything."