Englishman Luke Donald, the 2025 Ryder Cup captain recorded a bogey-free round Thursday and is in contention at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.

The pickle in question is what Captain Keegan will do if he is one of the best American players in the world at the time it comes down to choosing his roster. Bradley fired an opening-round score of 3-under par on Thursday at the PGA Championship.

There were a number of unlikely names at the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard early in Thursday’s opening round at Quail Hollow, but none was more eye-opening than Luke Donald.