To play or not to play is Bradley's Ryder Cup quandary

It is still unclear whether the US captain will select himself tomorrow as part of his wildcard picks for Bethpage

- Ewan Murray

What is the status of the US team? Six players have qualified automatically to represent the US in New York next month: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau. Keegan Bradley will name his half-dozen wildcards tomorrow. These announcements are ordinarily mundane; not this one. Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa are certainties to be involved. Patrick Cantlay, who was central to so much drama in Rome two years ago, is also likely to get the nod. The remaining three spots realistically appear to be between four names: Cameron Young, Ben Griffin, Sam Burns and Bradley himself.

Of those, Young and Burns are most hotly tipped to make the US team. Bradley added a layer of intrigue on Sunday by stating: "There's probably going to be a few guys that think they are going to be on the team that aren't going to be."

Why is Bradley's decision so significant?