World number one Scottie Scheffler has had an eventful 2024 so far. He has manufactured six PGA Tour wins, became a father, plus survived the fiasco of being arrested before the second round at the PGA Championship (the charges were eventually dropped). He was rightfully exhausted from it all. Disappointed from his T-41 finish at the U.S. Open he won the Travelers the week Open. He had played in the Scottish prior to his last three appearances in The OPEN following, but opted for a break before The OPEN at Troon and did not compete in the Scottish unlikely he would have received an offer in any other year. When someone wins, someone else must lose and in this case it was Stewart Cink, the 2009 British Open champion. The 2025 Ryder Cup will be played on the Bethpage State Park Black layout, just an hour east of New York City on Long Island. I can testify it is a cruel and brutally difficult test. It has been the venue for three majors: 2002 U.S. Open won by Woods, the 2009 U.S. Open (Lucas Glover) and the 2019 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka). The question still to be resolved though is of immense importance. Will LIV players who were banned from the PGA Tour when they signed with the LIV circuit be named to the team? The Ryder Cup is run by the PGA of America not the PGA Tour and they have said nothing publicly about the possibility. The selection process revolves around the OWGR for both the automatic spots and captain’s picks. U.S. Open winner and LIV player Bryson DeChambeau has stated that he would very much like to be part of the U.S. squad. However, since LIV withdrew their application for their players to earn OWGR points the only way, he or any other LIV player, can earn points is from in the major championships in which they compete. DeChambeau based on his performance in the 2024 major championships, U.S. Open win, runner-up finish at the PGA Championship, plus a tie for sixth at the Masters, is presently ranked No. 9 on the OWGR. Bradley will be under pressure to get this right and has said he wants the 12 best players on the team regardless of where they are playing whether the PGA Tour or LIV. Scheffler Takes Time Off
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