CASTLE ROCK, Colorado – After winning the BMW Championship on Sunday, Keegan Bradley made it clear that he expects to be able to select from LIV Golf members whether they are suitable for his U.S. Ryder Cup team next year.

Bradley, 38, was a surprise selection by the PGA of America last month to lead the 2025 U.S. team next year at Bethpage Black on Long Island. He is the youngest U.S. captain since Arnold Palmer captained at East Lake – the site of next week’s Tour Championship – in 1963.

While Bradley said he would like to qualify for his own team, he said at Castle Pines on Sunday that he did not expect any changes to the qualification criteria, which would result in six players qualifying automatically in a year, with most opportunities to earn points coming from January.

But American LIV players like Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are not eligible to earn points, and Bradley made it clear that they must be accounted for in the rules to be considered.

“I’ll have the best 12 players, so the PGA of America … we’ll have the best 12 players, so they’ll have to figure that out if that’s their problem,” Bradley said after his one-stroke win over Sam Burns, Ludvig Aberg and Adam Scott. “I know you have to be a member of the PGA (of America) to play in the Ryder Cup.

“That’s the only requirement. So we’ll make sure that some of the guys we think could make the team also join.”

Last year, Koepka was the only LIV player selected by captain Zach Johnson, who has at times been tight-lipped about the attention a LIV golfer might get, drawing criticism for saying he would have a hard time judging them because he couldn’t see them play in LIV events.

The Ryder Cup qualification process has already begun, with players earning points at major championships and the Players Championship this year. DeChambeau, who won the US Open, is third behind Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler.

“I don’t see any major changes,” Bradley said. “I think the system — to finish in the top six is ​​really difficult. I don’t think that — I think on the U.S. side, they always pick the top six.”

“The only weird area is the LIV guys, what they’re doing and where they are on the roster. We really need to work with the captains, with the team that’s going to be there and figure that out.

“But I think the system works. I haven’t heard from anyone, any previous captain, that they would change it. But we will take care of it.”