Keegan Bradley makes his feelings clear to star | Sports News

Keegan Bradley insisted Ben Griffin “should be p—– off” that he sat out the whole thing of a brutal Saturday for Team USA.

America desperately needed to ignite a fightback after getting demolished on opening day, however Saturday delivered more of the identical punishment during a day of controversy. Luke Donald’s European gamers dominated the morning foursomes 3-1 as soon as again, then repeated the feat within the afternoon fourballs to tighten their stranglehold on the Ryder Cup.

The Europeans’ outstanding consistency and elite-level play have left them with a commanding 11.5-4.5 benefit heading into Sunday. Despite Europe posting a record-breaking 11.5 factors earlier than the singles matches, Bradley refuses to throw within the towel.

From the opening bell, Bradley’s squad discovered themselves utterly overwhelmed. The European pairings of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, plus Viktor Hovland and Robert MacIntyre all secured essential factors for his or her continent.

Team USA was left reeling. Bradley acknowledged that the one-sided morning session compelled him to shake up his afternoon fourballs lineup, with Griffin doubtlessly paying the price for the workforce’s struggles.

Bradley drew parallels to his own bench expertise at Gleneagles when he watched from the sidelines with Phil Mickelson during the 2014 Ryder Cup. He’s relying on Griffin to channel that frustration into a profitable efficiency come Sunday.

“We were trying to send out – it was tough,” Bradley started. “The hardest part about this captaincy is having to sit the guys because everybody is so good. You look at the pairings, and you have to look at the data, and you have to look at, all right, we have to send out a powerful group, send a message. And that’s what we did.

“It’s straightforward to sit back now and type of second-guess every part. But I do know Ben Griffin goes to exit tomorrow- I hope he is p—– off. He needs to be. I’d be p—–.

“I sat a whole day Saturday in Gleneagles. It was one of the lowest moments of my career. Along with Phil, we sat. And I hope he comes out tomorrow ready to prove me wrong and ready to go out and win his point.”

Despite Griffin sinking a spectacular 57-foot putt, he and Bryson DeChambeau could not secure victory in opposition to Justin Rose and Fleetwood. The 29-year-old, who skilled a breakthrough marketing campaign on the PGA Tour, will face Rasmus Hojgaard – who was benched Saturday for Europe – in his singles match on Sunday, Sept. 28.