Like most of the golf world, Mickelson said he was surprised at the pick but that his former Ryder Cup partner Keegan Bradley passion's for the event would make him a great leader.
this week—including Phil Mickelson, once presumed to be the person who would lead the U.S. next year at Bethpage Black.
“I think he's incredible. I'm really, really happy for him. I think we all are really happy for him knowing how gut-wrenching it was to not be part of the team last year, but to now have the opportunity to lead and go forward I think is great.” He has not played in a Ryder Cup since 2014, when the U.S. lost at Gleneagles and Scotland, sparking a Mickelson rebuke of then-captain Tom Watson which led to considerable change in the U.S. Ryder Cup structure.
Bradley spoke highly of Mickelson during his introductory news conference Tuesday but said he had not spoken to Lefty and that he didn’t anticipate that Mickelson would be interested in being one of his assistants. Mickelson was not asked about that possibility in Spain.
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