United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley has opted not to pick himself as a player for the match against Europe next month.
The 39-year-old kept everyone guessing until Wednesday when he announced the six wildcard picks to complete his 12-strong team to play at Bethpage Black from 26-28 September.
He selected Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantley and Sam Burns to join automatic qualifiers Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau.
Bradley, who is the youngest US captain since 34-year-old Arnold Palmer was a playing captain in 1963, is ranked 11th in the world and was 11th in the Ryder Cup rankings.
United States President Donald Trump had backed Bradley to perform the dual role, which would have seen him become the first playing captain since Palmer.
Half of the European team is known, and captain Luke Donald will reveal his six picks on 1 September.
They will join Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Rasmus Hojgaard and Tyrrell Hatton as Europe look to defend the title they regained in Rome in 2023.
