A peculiar situation surrounding the team<\/a> brought unwanted pressure and a distraction, with captain Keegan Bradley<\/a> enjoying some of the best golf of his career, including a stunning win at the Travelers Championship, to raise the prospect of becoming the first playing captain at the event since Arnold Palmer in 1963.<\/p>\n Bradley has, however, elected not to play in New York<\/a>, highlighting the strength and form of the six wildcards he has chosen ahead of himself as a positive sign for the US ahead of the biennial event.<\/p>\n The LIV Golf controversy has subsided, with Bryson DeChambeau<\/a> qualifying automatically and returning to the team after missing out at Marco Simone in 2023. <\/a>A hurtful defeat in Rome, which saw Scheffler brought to tears after a record-breaking nine and seven defeat to Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, should provide plenty of motivation for a raucous home crowd in New York this time around.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how the stars and stripes line up as they take on a confident Team Europe<\/a>:<\/p>\n Final Team USA standings for 2025 Ryder Cup<\/p>\n Top 6 eligible players following the conclusion of the BMW Championship, on 18 August, 2025, have made the team<\/p>\n 1. Scottie Scheffler 37180.33 – QUALIFIED2. JJ Spaun 14851.91 – QUALIFIED3. Xander Schauffele 13733.52 – QUALIFIED4. Russell Henley 12276.82 – QUALIFIED5. Harris English 10880.55 – QUALIFIED6. Bryson De Chambeau 10774.98 – QUALIFIED<\/p>\n ——————————————————————–<\/p>\n 7. Justin Thomas 10467.24 WILDCARD8. Collin Morikawa 1049.44 WILDCARD9. Ben Griffin 9745.76 WILDCARD10. Maverick McNealy 8913.65 11. Keegan Bradley 8435.0012. Brian Harman 7466.9113. Andrew Novak 7300.4814. Cameron Young 7209.64 WILDCARD15. Patrick Cantlay 6716.39 WILDCARD16. Sam Burns 6688.29 WILDCARD17. Wyndham Clark 5216.8718. Lucas Glover 4803.4419. Akshay Bhatia 4647.1320. Chris Gotterup 4570.10 open image in gallery<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler leads Team USA (AP)<\/p>\n Team USA for the 2025 Ryder Cup<\/p>\n Qualified<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n Qualified. The best player in the world, but he has demons to exorcise from Rome: 9 and 7 with Brooks Koepka<\/a> against Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg should light a fire in him for Bethpage Black<\/a>. A comprehensive win at the PGA Championship and The Open, pencil him in for four team sessions and his singles match.<\/p>\n JJ Spaun <\/p>\n Qualified. Clutch play at Oakmont, a maiden major and the revelation of men’s golf this year. A debut at Bethpage Black should provide a different examination, yet the Californian outdueled Bob MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton, which should give him an edge. Another fierce battle with European stalwart Justin Rose saw him narrowly miss out at the St Jude Championship, but his composure down the stretch at TPC Southwind and in the playoff shows he can be trusted.<\/p>\n Xander Schauffele<\/p>\n Qualified. Holds a 7-6-1 record. Unable to capture the magic of 2024 after claiming two majors and has been hit with injuries. But a world class player with tremendous power and distance to marry with exquisite iron play and finesse around the greens. One of the few versatile players in terms of pairings for the USA, too.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n JJ Spaun won the US Open in dramatic fashion, fending off several strong European players (AP)<\/p>\n Russell Henley<\/p>\n Qualified. Will get in as an automatic selection through the rankings and Bradley got a close-up look at what he can do in the final group of the Travelers Championship, including his chip-in on 18. Henley, who won the Arnold Palmer Invitational this year, is a wizard approaching the green (11th in strokes gained on tour this year) and third on tour for proximity with his approach. A great option in foursomes.<\/p>\n Harris English <\/p>\n Qualified. English’s first Ryder Cup match, in the Friday fourballs back in 2021, saw him and Tony Finau impressively down European big-hitters Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry 4&3, but losses in Saturday’s fourballs and Sunday’s singles left English and Finau as the US’s lowest scorers that week. Not selected two years ago, English looks a good bet to get the call in 2025 after a win at the Farmers Insurance Open in January (his first PGA Tour triumph in four years), a T12 at the Masters and a T2 at the US PGA behind the uncatchable Scottie Scheffler. A solo second at Royal Portrush, behind Scheffler again, put him eighth in the world. Even if he slips out of the automatic qualification, he\u2019s very likely on the team.<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>\n Qualified. Holds a 2-3-1 record. Sorely missed in Rome from an entertainment perspective, his bruising power of the tee should pose a real threat at this menace of a golf course. Still not striking his irons as he would like or how you’d expect given his scientific approach, and he continues to blame his golf ball, a daunting opponent but one the Europeans will fancy toppling if they can weather an early storm.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Bryson DeChambeau will return after sitting out Rome (PA)<\/p>\n Wildcards<\/p>\n Justin Thomas <\/p>\n A stalwart of the team, Thomas only narrowly missed out on an automatic qualification place. In a much better spot after winning the RBC Heritage and T-2 at the Truist, but cut-cut at the PGA Championship and US Open provides a little concern over his ability to rise up on the tougher tracks.<\/p>\n Collin Morikawa <\/p>\n A masterful iron player. Despite near-misses at the Sentry and Players, finishing second in both, the 28-year-old hasn’t contended enough for a player who made such a stunning breakthrough as a youngster. Still with the potential to establish himself as a transcendent player of his generation, Morikawa plays again this year and will build on his experience from Rome.<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay returns to the Ryder Cup (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Scottie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TRAVELERS_CHAMPIONSHIP_83881.jpg\")
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