Keegan Bradley decided the best way to lead the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month will be as captain, not playing captain.

Bradley ended months of speculation Wednesday by leaving himself off the roster when he announced his captain’s picks from PGA headquarters in Frisco, Texas.

Bradley chose Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns to round out his team. They join automatic qualifiers Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau as the American squad looking to win back the cup from Europe at New York’s Bethpage Black from Sept. 23 to 28.

“Ultimately I was chosen to do a job,” Bradley said of his decision. “My ultimate goal was to be the best captain I could be.”

Bradley’s choices

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