Ryder Cup vice captain names the one player Keegan Bradley agonised over

US Ryder Cup vice captain Webb Simpson has revealed Keegan Bradley agonised over whether or not to include Brian Harman in his plans. 

The 39-year-old skipper finally unveiled his six captain's picks at the PGA of America's HQ on Wednesday.

Aside from the fact Bradley decided against picking himself, there were no real surprises. 

Bradley went for Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns and Camerong Young. 

Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Maverick McNealy, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Chris Gotterup, Max Homa, Tony Finau and Harman were all overlooked. 

Harman played as a rookie in Rome two years ago, two months after he clinched the 2023 Open at Royal Liverpool. 

The deliberate left-hander played in four matches, going 1-2-0 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. 

His 2025 campaign was decent, with the golfer amassing eight top 25 finishes and one victory in Texas. He also made the cut in all four majors. 

Despite his results, some never viewed Harman as having a decent chance of making the 12-strong team simply because he is not a big hitter. 

From the tips, Bethpage Black measures at 7,468 yards. 

Simpson, though, said Bradley agonised over whether or not to include Harman and McNealy. 

"I feel like a good number of guys [could have made the team]," Simpson told the Bible Caddie podcast. 

"I think of Mav McNealy, the season he has had, 10th on points, the playoffs he had. He's a great putter. I love Mav.

"Brian Harman, all the guys love Brian. He is such a great player. A major winner. That was a hard one. Novak has had a heck of a season. 

"I know he got hurt in the middle of the season and that probably put him behind the eight ball a little bit.

"But then you throw in the captain himself, he has played about as good as anybody outside of Scheffler, so those calls I do not envy Keegan on those. 

"He said they all handled it really well. But that's got to be a tough role to play."

Luke Donald's big decision

All eyes will now be on Bradley's European counterpart Luke Donald. 

The former World No.1 will announce his picks on 1 September - follow GolfMagic for live updates. 

Donald is largely expected to remain unchanged from the dozen that completed the Italian job. 

Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Jon Rahm, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Sepp Straka are expected to join Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre, Tyrrell Hatton and Rasmus Hojgaard. 

Straka could potentially miss out as the big Austrian has been dealing with a 'personal matter' over the last few weeks.