Kevin Kiser on the 2024 Presidents Cup.
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On Wednesday, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley continued to spherical out his management squad by appointing a 3rd vice captain. Kevin Kisner will be part of beforehand appointed vice captains Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker to assist shepherd the U.S. Ryder Cup crew at Bethpage Black in September.
“Kevin is a good addition to our management group and shall be a trusted voice all through the approaching months and this 12 months’s Ryder Cup,” Bradley stated in a press launch. “His intensive match-play success and powerful relationships make him an ideal match. I stay up for working with him carefully as we prepare for Bethpage Black.”
Kisner has notably by no means competed in a Ryder Cup, however compiled a 2-2-3 profession report within the Presidents Cup. Kisner performed on the U.S. crew in 2017 and 2022. He additionally has a powerful match-play report as a person, profitable the 2019 WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play in 2019 and ending runner-up in 2018 and 2022.
“I’m extremely appreciative of Keegan for this chance to assist information the U.S. crew on the 2025 Ryder Cup,” Kisner stated within the launch. “I like match play and the Ryder Cup is without doubt one of the biggest occasions in sports activities. I can not wait to be part of it and stay up for doing every thing I can to help Keegan, Webb, Brandt and our proficient crew in September.”
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Kisner served as a captain’s assistant to Jim Furyk on the Presidents Cup in Montreal final 12 months, which the U.S. gained 18.5-11.5 over the Internationals. Kisner additionally made headlines when he confronted Worldwide crew vice captain Camilo Villegas over what Kisner deemed to be gamesmanship taken too far throughout Tom Kim and Sungjae Im’s match in opposition to Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley.
In December, Kisner was named NBC’s new lead analyst and can sit alongside Dan Hicks after a year-long audition course of that included check stints from Brandel Chamblee and Luke Donald. Due to his vice-captaincy gig, although, Kisner’s analyst seat will must be crammed for the Ryder Cup. NBC has not but introduced a alternative.
The Ryder Cup begins on Sept. 26 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.
