Bradley faces a fascinating and gut-wrenching day next week when he has to call the players on the bubble and tell some of them they’re out. Two years ago, sitting at 10th in the standings, Bradley got the call from then-captain Zach Johnson to tell him he wasn’t going to Rome. He was devastated and angered by the decision.

DeChambeau, mired in some controversy since joining the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, was left off the 2023 Ryder Cup team and the 2024 Olympic team, despite being one of the U.S.’s best performing players. Esentially, he didn’t have enough points since LIV Golf events aren’t recognized.