Luke Donald Surprises while colleagues Ryder Cup Captain Keegan Bradley also in an early PGA mix

Charlotte – After the best opening in the Grand Championship in almost two decades, Luke Donald was a game to consider the Mano-a-flask with the American Captonomy Ryder Cup, if the matches ended up in connection from 14-14.

“I will catch a trophy and return to Europe,” Donald laughed, who will captain the European team on Bethpage after successfully crossing two years ago in Rome.

The Englishman’s 4-below 67 at the PGA championship left him only by shooting lead and in a position that surprised most observers, including Donald.

“It’s always fun, without the main course of championship that you wouldn’t think I’d be ideal for me,” Donald said, playing on the PGA tour with limited status and whether it’s 0 – for-3 in cuts.

Bradley, who plays some of the best golf your careers and created a very real possibility that it can be a captain of playing on a cup of Ryder, was also impressive on day 1 in the 3-little six-hour.

“I’m excited to shoot (Donald) the text when we’re done here. I was pumped to see Luke up. I know how hard it works home,” Bradley said. “I’ll give him a little s – t.”

Although no one expects to create a similar toy captain narrative, despite the first round performance (did not have a top end of 2019, he is uniquely qualified to understand that Bradley faced that he had tried to wear and habe.

“It’s more requests during the week. If you play, you will be on the golf course and that will be given decisions to someone else,” he explained to the decision-making. “You obviously need to order that person what to ask for. If you’re trying to play, it’s a little distracted, I guess. “

With Donald and Bradley in the first 10, after the first round, they would become the first sitting up of the furniture and Steve Stricker, and Steve Stricker finished any of the 1937 (Europe Captain Charles Whitcombe and the American Captain Walter Hagen).