Scottie Scheffler received the BMW Championship on Sunday (in fact he did) which implies that the Tour Championship at East Lake is all that separates us from getting set for the Ryder Cup.
The second that Scheffler sank his tournament-winning putt on 18 at Caves Valley was vital because it pertains to the American facet of the Ryder Cup, although. We now formally know which six United States gamers have routinely certified to play for Keegan Bradley’s staff: Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Harris English, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Russell Henley.
The Ryder Cup format is such that gamers qualify primarily based on factors earned from tournaments world wide. Main championships carry vital weight (clearly) and for the reason that final Ryder Cup was performed eight of them have taken place.
Scheffler received the 2024 Masters, Schauffele received each the PGA Championship and Open Championship in 2024 and DeChambeau received the 12 months’s U.S. Open which Spaun took dwelling this 12 months. Oh, and Scottie Scheffler received each the PGA Championship and Open Championship this 12 months as nicely!
You aren’t miscounting. 7 of the final 8 majors have been received by American gamers with the one exception being this 12 months’s Masters which European Rory McIlroy received to provide him the profession grand slam. For sure issues ought to be relatively epic at Bethpage Black subsequent month.
Whereas the automated qualifiers are set there’ll nonetheless be six alternatives made by Captain Keegan Bradley to spherical out the total United States staff. Whether or not or not he selects himself is a matter of nice intrigue and what the world of golf will likely be ready to see. Captain Bradley is ready to announce his alternatives on Wednesday, August twenty seventh.
