It’s going to take a Herculean effort, but U.S. captain Keegan Bradley is moving up the points list in an effort to qualify for his own team.

Keegan Bradley worked his way up the leaderboard during the third round of the PGA Championship all while still keeping tabs on fellow Americans who are expected to be on the US Ryder Cup team he captains later this year.

Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley turned the opening round of the PGA Championship into their own little Ryder Cup competition Thursday. Shortly after Donald carded a surprising 4-under-par 67 — his best opening round at a major in 21 years — Bradley checked in with a 68,