U.S. captain Keegan Bradley decided the best way to win back the Ryder Cup was to leave his golf clubs at home.

Bradley filled out his 12-man roster Wednesday with six captain’s picks for the September matches that did not include himself. He had considered becoming the first playing captain in a Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963 at East Lake.

Turns out the suspense was for everyone but himself. Bradley said he decided “a while ago” he wouldn’t play at Bethpage Black on New York’s Long Island, and the team had been set Monday.

“I know 100% certain this is the right choice,” Bradley said from PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas.

“I grew up wanting to play the Ryder Cup. It broke my heart not to play. Ultimately I was chosen to do a job. My ultimate goal was to be the best c

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