Keegan Bradley will be well aware of some incredibly difficult decisions which are currently lying in wait for him ahead of the Ryder Cup.
Bradley will firstly have to decide whether or not to select himself for the US Ryder Cup team.
The best American players in the world are expected to tell Bradley that they want him on the Ryder Cup team.
It has to be said, though, the 39-year-old has been in really poor form over the past couple of months.
Meanwhile, numerous players on the outside of the top 12 looking in have started to find some form including the likes of Scottish Open champion Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Championship winner Cameron Young.
However, there is another player who is trying to force his way into the Ryder Cup reckoning in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour season.
Keegan Bradley lifts lid on Patrick Cantlay relationship ahead of the Ryder Cup
Bradley will be looking at certain players who aren’t currently inside the top 12 of the US points list but do have previous experience of playing in the Ryder Cup.
Patrick Cantlay has a fantastic Ryder Cup record, with five wins, two defeats and one half.
So could he find his way onto the team at Bethpage Black come September?
Bradley said that all the Ryder Cup hopefuls are feeling the pressure right now, himself included.
The Ryder Cup captain highlighted how he is very close to the eight-time PGA Tour winner, when addressing the media on Wednesday.
Bradley explained: “A guy like Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak they are new to the Tour and I have not played a lot with them. Cantlay we play a lot on the off weeks and a practice round yesterday.
“I am getting to know the guys better and how they think, their personalities. Because when we get into the heat of the Ryder Cup, we are going to need to know what these guys are like, so the more time I can spend with them just casually is important.“
Keegan Bradley on Rickie Fowler and Patrick Cantlay’s Ryder Cup comments
Bradley was clearly really proud of what Fowler and Cantlay recently said about his Ryder Cup prospects.
Fowler and Cantlay both said that Bradley should be on the Ryder Cup team at Bethpage in September.
Bradley reacted when speaking to the press.
He said: “It means everything to me. I am touched they would say that and think that. I have got a pretty big decision on our hands here, so sitting here at the BMW we are not 100% sure what is going to happen but my goal whether I was a captain or not would be to play well these two weeks and if I do that who knows.“
Bradley must be feeling on top of the world right now with the support he is receiving from his fellow PGA Tour pros ahead of the Ryder Cup.
However, he needs to focus solely on his own game over the next two weeks, because his form has deserted him since he won the Travelers Championship in June.
Bradley will need a couple of strong finishes at the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship in order to either qualify for the Ryder Cup team automatically or to justify picking himself.
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