There’s a terrible irony in the fact that any US captain would pick Bradley this time, with the one possible exception of Bradley himself

Multiple Americans have said they believe Bradley should pick himself, and there's certainly public sentiment for it. But there's also risk.

Bradley told Lewis that he was dreading the “awful” phone calls to the players who did not make the team. “Full Swing” captured the heartbreaking moment Bradley was left off the team by 2023 captain Zach Johnson before the Europeans dominated the Americans in Rome.