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Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 14:21:06

Illini preseason #10 per Golfweek

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 11:17:58, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

If we know anything about Mike Small's Illinois teams, they're going to be ready to compete come the postseason. Max Herendeen and Ryan Voois return to the lineup after both contributing plenty over the past couple seasons. But a name to watch is transfer Nate Huddleston from Utah Valley, a third-team All-America selection last season who could break out playing for the Illini in 2025-26.

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/college/2025/08/27/golfweek-2025-26-mens-college-golf-preseason-team-rankings/85808392007/

"Watch list" mania!

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 15:21:18, in reply to "Illini preseason #10 per Golfweek"

Beyond silly....

https://bigten.org/mgolf/article/blt6fbd9f5045c693f3/

For fun: top-ranked "cold weather" team in that listing.

Posted by osklister <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=osklister' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 15:09:24, in reply to "Illini preseason #10 per Golfweek"

Gotta get down to #26 (Colorado) before you find another snow team.

Super amount of credit given to Mike Small.

JT morikawa cantlay burns young griffin?*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:23:00, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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Confirmed. Bradley is a dude for leaving himself out, fuck who ever made him captain*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:23:44, in reply to "JT morikawa cantlay burns young griffin?*"

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Yeah, lotta respect for not picking himself*

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 15:21:49, in reply to "Confirmed. Bradley is a dude for leaving himself out, fuck who ever made him captain*"

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agree on both. all trickles down to Phil. he'd been earmarked as this captain like a decade ago*

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:47:35, in reply to "Confirmed. Bradley is a dude for leaving himself out, fuck who ever made him captain*"

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Yep

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:54:55, in reply to "agree on both. all trickles down to Phil. he'd been earmarked as this captain like a decade ago*"

Phil just trashed so much of his legacy going to LIV.

Too much downside risk for Keegan to pick himself.

The Picks are fine but they need some guys to find their form over the next month.

Looks like Morikawa and JT are the only ones really out of form (outside top 25 SG

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 11:58:16, in reply to "Yep"

over last 3 months). And really, Collin is an outlier there.

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Phil just trashed so much of his legacy going to LIV.

Too much downside risk for Keegan to pick himself.

The Picks are fine but they need some guys to find their form over the next month.

Wow... I'm shocked Keegan didn't pick himself... but good on him for doing it.

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:59:10, in reply to "Yep"

No win situation for him. You can't tell me he's not one of the Top 12 eligible American players at this time... but picking himself would absolutely leave off one of the top 12 points guys...

Hope it works out... he could get hero status if it does.

You hear me talking, hillbilly boy?

Griffin makes it!*

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 27, 2025, 10:15:07, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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no keegan*

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Sources

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 26, 2025, 16:48:50, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

Say yes

Ooo

Posted by PapaDels <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=PapaDels' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 18:41:39, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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I have schweppervessence and wessonality.

My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 11:07:31, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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Cantlay for Keegan. There is no way a captain should be playing if you want to win

Posted by IlliniJuice07 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniJuice07' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 17:38:58, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

But he is choosing himself for sure and is going to leave Griffin off and I hope they lose.

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This makes you so mad that you hope they lose?*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 18:29:40, in reply to "Cantlay for Keegan. There is no way a captain should be playing if you want to win"

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But he is choosing himself for sure and is going to leave Griffin off and I hope they lose.

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Oh no. Entertainment value only*

Posted by IlliniJuice07 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniJuice07' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 21:43:41, in reply to "This makes you so mad that you hope they lose?*"

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But he is choosing himself for sure and is going to leave Griffin off and I hope they lose.

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Cantlay for Burns. Tempted by Gotterup as well but not sure who I'd sub him for.*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 15:08:39, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

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JT sure bounced back quietly. I had no idea he was 5th in OWGR*

Posted by CWR10 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CWR10' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 13:50:12, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

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Cantlay for Griffin. Otherwise agree *

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 13:20:09, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

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You hear me talking, hillbilly boy?

Griffin has been a top 12 American for every period of the last year. something JT, collin,

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 13:32:54, in reply to "Cantlay for Griffin. Otherwise agree *"

xander, english, young can't say. I think Griffin would be my first captains pick. leaving him off does not compute

I hear you and understand. Just have trepidation over him being there

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 13:36:03, in reply to "Griffin has been a top 12 American for every period of the last year. something JT, collin, "

My intuition is he’s the weakest link when it turns into a pressure cooker.

Certainly cannot argue with his play. He’s been really solid.

You hear me talking, hillbilly boy?

That’s wild man. He seems like a confident dude to me. Also if you’re worried about that, a home cup

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 17:05:27, in reply to "I hear you and understand. Just have trepidation over him being there "

In fucking NY is the best possible time

Which is another reason this playing captain thing is so stupid. It’s a home Ryder cup. Literally just show up and don’t make it a circus and you win. But no, Keegan gotta make it a circus

We might (probably) still win. But results of a flawed process is still a flawed process.

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My intuition is he’s the weakest link when it turns into a pressure cooker.

Certainly cannot argue with his play. He’s been really solid.

Swap Cantlay for Burns and I think that's my six. Although I'm lukewarm about Collin.

Posted by Chicago1995 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chicago1995' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 12:49:58, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

McNealy would be next on the list, not Burns for me. Have sero faith Burns can handle that pressure.

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ton of smoke from writers that word is Griffin is out. which would be NUTS

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 11:08:49, in reply to "My six: JT, Collin, Griffin, Keegan, Young, Burns*"

would take some balls to pick himself over Griffin

I just don't want Cantlay or Harman. Death to slow players.

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 11:12:55, in reply to "ton of smoke from writers that word is Griffin is out. which would be NUTS"

Which I think I've changed my mind on (re Cantlay) recently.

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would take some balls to pick himself over Griffin

cantlay is 100% in. and should be. Harmon shouldn't sniff the team. him over keegan in your picks

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 11:21:53, in reply to "I just don't want Cantlay or Harman. Death to slow players."

would be my team

I could see an argument for skipping Morikawa as well. Seems pretty out of form*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 25, 2025, 12:44:14, in reply to "cantlay is 100% in. and should be. Harmon shouldn't sniff the team. him over keegan in your picks"

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would be my team

163 starts without a win AND an Everton fan?

Posted by Jersey <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jersey' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 19:19:34, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

How much can one person suffer. Good for Tommy.

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Great win for Tommy. Should give him good momentum for the rest of the PGA season

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:49:10, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

USA! USA! USA!

Yep. Good win for him. *

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:54:46, in reply to "Great win for Tommy. Should give him good momentum for the rest of the PGA season"

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USA! USA! USA!

[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Cantlay? More like Cantputt. Amirite?*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:36:05, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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Please hang onto this, Fleetwood*

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:19:00, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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It's ova *

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:33:06, in reply to "Please hang onto this, Fleetwood*"

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He should, and then lean on his vice captains to do most of the logistics *

Posted by PapaDels <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=PapaDels' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:14:49, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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I have schweppervessence and wessonality.

We need guys who can hit it in the water*

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 15:44:39, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

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I am intrigued and frightened by that idea

Posted by jdl <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jdl' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 15:41:30, in reply to "Keegan Bradley has to pick himself at this point, doesn’t he?*"

He'd better play well and the US needs to win.

Can Tommy close this out?

He shouldn’t. And he’s absolutely going to. And will become an all time villain if they lose*

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 20:16:57, in reply to "I am intrigued and frightened by that idea"

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He'd better play well and the US needs to win.

Can Tommy close this out?

Go Tommy. Hopefully no choke job. He is easy to root for. *

Posted by harb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=harb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 15:43:02, in reply to "I am intrigued and frightened by that idea"

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He'd better play well and the US needs to win.

Can Tommy close this out?

[Assassin] Harb is the epitome of a Goldfish Troll.
[Opey] Assholes gonna asshole
[tiki] #### all the way off with that, you bloodthirsty hilljack.

Agreed*

Posted by PapaDels <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=PapaDels' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 24, 2025, 16:15:43, in reply to "Go Tommy. Hopefully no choke job. He is easy to root for. *"

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He'd better play well and the US needs to win.

Can Tommy close this out?

I have schweppervessence and wessonality.