PGA Tour member floats huge Ryder Cup change

PGA Tour member Michael Kim has suggested the PGA of America relinquish control of the Ryder Cup if the United States wants to change its fortunes in the dust-up with Europe. 

Luke Donald's dozen held on for a dramatic 15-13 away victory against Keegan Bradley's men two weeks ago at Bethpage Black in New York. 

The inquest is well and truly underway for Bradley, with some suggesting the 39-year-old made plenty of blunders as the captain of the stars and stripes. 

Kim recently jumped on the Mayo Media Network to discuss what went wrong for the United States - and it's clear he believes change is necessary. 

Specifically, with who runs the Ryder Cup when it's held on American soil. 

"I think it's an underrated aspect that the DP World Tour runs the European side of the Ryder Cup, and it's the PGA of America that runs the American side," he said. 

"If the US team was run by the PGA Tour, there'd be way more communication between the players and the team aspect of it all. 

"And I don't think it would be run in a way that it just feels like there's a bunch of bumps on the road. We see the PGA of America people once or twice a year, and that's that. 

"I don't think that's a small aspect when it comes to trying to fine tune all these little things."

The 2025 Ryder Cup was undeniably a great match between the two sides. 

Europe raced into a 12-5 lead after two days of play and some were suggesting they could win by a record margin. 

But Bradley's Team USA came out for the Sunday singles fired up and, had a few more putts dropped, the story could have been completely different. 

The 2025 Ryder Cup will also be remembered for how some spectators behaved outside the ropes towards members of the European team. 

Rory McIlroy was the primary target at Bethpage and even his wife Erica was struck by what appeared to be a cup of beer. 

Tom Watson, a legend of American golf, apologised to Europe's contingent for the behaviour, admitting he was "ashamed" with what he witnessed. 

The PGA of America's president, Don Rea, sparked fury when he suggested the abuse was akin to what Patrick Cantlay received in Italy two years ago. 

He doubled down on his position with a bizarre posted on LinkedIn, though now he has apologised to the McIlroys. 

Kim added: "I am very curious of what [the PGA of America] thought of the Ryder Cup. Was it just a massive success because of all the money they made? 

"I don't even know if they truly care if the US side wins because the US has more talent, and in theory, if the US can get all those details figured, they would be winning more. 

"Is the US winning actually beneficial in the interest and the money aspect of it sometimes? I don't know what they would be thinking after last week."

The 2027 Ryder Cup heads to Adare Manor in Ireland.

Tommy Fleetwood names next man to lead Europe

The aforementioned Donald will likely take a few months to decide whether or not he wants to lead Europe for a third time in 2027. 

No team captain in the 98-year history of the matches has won three Ryder Cups in a row. 

Fleetwood told reporters he believes Donald has earned the right to make his mind up over whether he wants to stay at the helm. 

But he believes that, given Justin Rose is likely to still be playing in 2027, there is one front-runner for the position. 

Fleetwood said Francesco Molinari is the perfect continuity candidate to succeed Donald. 

Matthew Fitzpatrick also agreed. 

What were Keegan Bradley's blunders?

Keegan Bradley's decisions have been nit-picked over the last two weeks. 

The man himself has already admitted making a mistake with the course set-up. 

Respected NBC Sports analyst Mark Rolfing has claimed Bradley also made a mistake in deciding to opt with foursomes instead of fourballs in the first session. 

Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas led Team USA out on day one and were thumped by Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton 4&3. 

Europe led 3-1 after the first morning. 

Rolfing said the Ryder Cup was lost when Bradley made that decision.