US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley said Wednesday he's "very far along" in plotting pairings for the biennial match play showdown with Europe but welcomed the chance to build team chemistry at this week's US PGA Tour stop in Napa, California.
"We're 90 percent (decided), I'd say," Bradley said of the US partnerships he plans to send out against Europe when the Ryder Cup tees off at Bethpage Black in New York on September 26.
"One of our goals was to have the guys prepared, ready to know who they're playing with. Especially in alternate shot, I think that's more important.
"I think best ball you can have a little more leeway there, but we're pretty set here with what we're going to do," Bradley said.
Nevertheless, he said having 10 of his 12-strong team teeing it up in this week's Proc