Episode 3339: Ryder Or Die, Bradley Drops Bradley, Political Will Wilts
The European team was selected today, and even though Ryder Cup legend Shane Lowry missed out on automatic qualification, he was nevertheless Luke Donald’s obvious first pick.
If you were to cut USA Captain Keegan Bradley, he would bleed US Ryder Cup Brookline uniform grey, white and wine; so his decision to omit in-form American golfer, Keegan Bradley, makes no real sense. Gavin Cooney will be in Bethpage Black later this month and he’s in studio today.
Plus there’s golf’s wilting political will, how to get dropped and why is the Irish Open not always played at one of our scenic brilliant interesting courses?
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