Desperate to perform as a playing captain at Ryder Cup, Keegan Brandley has his backup plan ready if not qualified directly.

Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley turned the opening round of the PGA Championship into their own little Ryder Cup competition Thursday. Shortly after Donald carded a surprising 4-under-par 67 — his best opening round at a major in 21 years — Bradley checked in with a 68,

Ryder Cup captains Luke Donald and Keegan Bradley are in contention after their opening rounds at the PGA Championship, sparking talk of playing captains in September's showdown at Bethpage Black."It's definitely a different era of Ryder Cup captains,