FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — As he gathered his team around the first tee at Bethpage Black on Monday morning, Keegan Bradley couldn’t help thinking what it might be like to stick a peg in the ground beside them and hit shots around the course.
The U.S. Ryder Cup captain long ago came to terms with the idea that he would not be playing in the biennial event that begins Friday, despite plenty of evidence to suggest he could—or even should.
