U.S. Ryder Cup Team Picks: Captain Keegan Chooses Not to Play

Fairway Rollin'

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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House and Hubbard are back to give their reactions to Keegan Bradley’s U.S. Ryder Cup team. They start off with Bradley’s decision to leave himself off the team and who most likely took his spot instead (00:00). Then, they discuss who is under the most pressure to perform on the U.S. team (18:05) and what the ratings increase this season means for the PGA (22:00). Finally, they compare the U.S. team to the European team (35:42).Hosts: Joe House and Nathan HubbardProducers: Tucker Tashjian and Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to this golf podcast, unlike any other.
0:10.4	Yes, my friends, we've done it.
0:12.3	We are back.
0:13.0	This is Fairway rolling.
0:26.2	A golf podcast on the Ringer podcast network, a special rider cup edition.
0:33.6	I am your starter, Joe House, joined by our incomparable accomplice, our PGA tour boots on the ground.
0:38.4	Nathan Hubbard, we have the captain's picks in hand.
0:41.1	Kegan Murray has spoken from on high.
0:44.7	Nathan and I are here to break it all down.
0:46.1	It's a two ball.
0:47.2	Peg is in the ground.
0:48.6	Off we go.
0:51.5	Nate Dogg.
0:54.7	Kagan Bradley, hero or goat?
0:59.3	Magnanimous, selfless decision in hindsight.
1:01.9	I guess it's the obvious one.
1:07.9	And boy, if this guy takes it to New York, we'll just lump it in as part of New England and wins the Ryder Cup having given up his dream to play.
1:12.8	He goes down as a champion of all time. What a great decision in hindsight house.
1:21.1	We did speculate on this program a week ago that he might do the magnanimous thing.
1:29.4	And we looked at the players like Ben Griffin and Mav McNeely, the guys, you know,
1:34.6	that were around the hoops, Sam Burns, and that Kegan would effectively give up his
1:41.0	spot for one of those guys.
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