Keegan Bradley announced his six captain’s picks for the United States’ Ryder Cup team on Wednesday, but the biggest news was a player he left out: himself.

Many golf fans thought Bradley should and perhaps would include himself on the team and become the first captain to play in the event since Arnold Palmer in 1963.

But in the end, Bradley decided to focus on being captain and leave the golf to others.

“It broke my heart not to play; it really did,” he said during a news conference at PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas. “Because you work forever to make these teams. But ultimately, I was chosen to do a job. I was chosen to be the captain of this team.”

Bradley said if he believed the team would be better with him on it, he would have chosen himself. Instead, he said, “I

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