Paul McGinley thinks he knows the conclusion Keegan Bradley has reached about being playing captain at the Ryder Cup

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Paul McGinley thinks that Keegan Bradley may have just given the game away regarding whether or not he will play at the Ryder Cup in September.

Bradley was named as the US Ryder Cup captain in 2024, but he has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons with his fine form on the PGA Tour this season.

The 39-year-old from Vermont is currently ranked in 11th position in the Ryder Cup standings, and he’s sitting pretty on six-under par after two rounds of the Tour Championship.

Bradley is being urged to play at the Ryder Cup by many of the top American players, including the likes of Justin Thomas.

The eight-time PGA Tour winner actually has a lot of big decisions coming his way.

Bradley will be concerned by the form of Ryder Cup hopefuls like Collin Morikawa, with the showdown with Europe at Bethpage Black now just five weeks away.

However, the most important decision he will have to make is whether or not he picks himself.

Paul McGinley thinks Keegan Bradley has dropped a Ryder Cup hint

Former Ryder Cup player and captain Paul McGinley made a really interesting observation about Bradley on Friday.

The 39-year-old was speaking to Smylie Kaufman during the broadcast of the Tour Championship on American TV.

Bradley admitted that he has been struggling with his game recently on the PGA Tour.

He said: “This past month has been really difficult. I have had a really tough time detaching from this job this week. I am walking down the fairway and not even thinking about what I’m doing. I am thinking about pairings or what I am going to say to the team at a certain point.

“It has just become very difficult to detach, which I have done a really good job of throughout the year but I am excited for this week to get done so we can get this team together and really get sorted for what we are going to do.”

And McGinley thinks Bradley may have already decided what he will do at Bethpage.

The Irishman said: “Reading between the lines, you don’t know, but it sounds like he’s come to the conclusion that it’s going to be very difficult to do both.

“In terms of the captaincy with really good procedures and people around you like he talked about I think it’s possible if needed, but the difficulty is playing and being out there with a free mind.

“We all know the concentration levels needed to play, particularly at the Ryder Cup, and it’s going to be very difficult to do that with so much going on in your head.

“I think his biggest challenge in the dual role is more related around being a contributing player than a contributing captain.“