\u201cI\u2019m pissed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s in part what the now captain shared with the top-ranked player in the U.S. team standings not to be picked for the squad heading to Bethpage Black<\/a> next month. On Wednesday, Bradley named Justin Thomas<\/a>, Collin Morikawa<\/a>, Ben Griffin<\/a>, Cameron Young<\/a>, Patrick Cantlay<\/a> and Sam Burns<\/a> as his six allotted captain\u2019s picks, but among those left off was Maverick McNealy<\/a>, who was 10th in the U.S. standings, which was below six automatic picks and Thomas, Morikawa and Griffin \u2014 but better than Young, Cantlay and Burns.\u00a0<\/p>\n After being asked specifically about McNealy, Bradley said the decision was difficult. The skipper called him incredible. He explained that captain\u2019s picks tend to favor Ryder Cup veterans instead of first-timers such as McNealy.\u00a0<\/p>\n He also told McNealy that it\u2019s OK to be angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI left these calls really angry most times,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cYou can use this as fuel.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, please be angry with me and make the next team. Make [the] Presidents Cup team. I used that as fuel most of my career, and I advised Mav to do the same thing. He made a great run at making this team, and ultimately that was a really tough decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Was McNealy the hardest choice to leave off the team? Bradley wouldn\u2019t say, nor did he reveal how many player calls he made. He did say the calls were made after the Tour Championship<\/a> last week, and that each player handled the news \u201clike pros.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou never know if you\u2019re ever going to get another shot at it,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cThis might be \u2014 you never know, maybe these guys all play multiple Ryder Cups going forward, maybe they don\u2019t, and as a player, I certainly was aware of that when I didn\u2019t make the last team.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking because when you get this close to making a United States Ryder Cup team, one of the hardest teams to make in any sport in the world, it\u2019s devastating when you don\u2019t make it.\u201d<\/p>\n Ryder Cup snubs: 9 bubble players left off 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team<\/a><\/p>\n By:<\/p>\n
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