Six U S players qualify for Ryder Cup team

Six players earned automatic berths for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black with three captain’s picks to come.

Six players clinch Ryder Cup 2025 spots on U.S. team at Bethpage Black

Six players earned automatic berths for the U.S. Ryder Cup team ahead of the final European qualifiers. Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun and Xander Schauffele locked up spots before the BMW Championship, while Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau joined them on Sunday. There was no movement in the top six after the BMW Championship at Caves Valley, leaving Keegan Bradley to wait for Aug 27 when the captain will announce three picks.

Bradley will finalize his six picks on Aug 27, a decision that will test leadership and strategy. The pool outside the top six features multiple veterans and rising players who will try to prove they belong in Bethpage. Europe will close its qualifying after the British Masters, with Luke Donald announcing six picks on Sept 1. The week at Bethpage will test not only skill but the captain's sense of balance between certainty and risk.

The six automatic qualifiers give the U.S. team a solid core and clear leadership points for Bethpage. It also signals Bradley’s preference for proven performers who can anchor a pairing under pressure. The real test will come from the captain’s picks, where balance between experience and current form will shape the lineup as much as any single shot. In a global Ryder Cup year, the gap between the two teams often narrows on home soil, and Bradley will need to read the room as much as read the greens.

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The next phase will reveal how Bradley balances certainty with risk in pursuit of team harmony at Bethpage.