Team USA, You Have Our Attention at the Procore Championship

All eyes are on wine country.

Sure, a champion will eventually be crowned on Sunday afternoon, but most fans aren’t too worried about that—at least I’m not. There’s a bigger, more important goal to be obtained at the Procore Championship.

Laying a foundation for a winning team.

Ten of the 12 members of Team USA are in the field—Xander Schauffele is missing due to the recent birth of his child, and Bryson DeChambeau isn’t eligible (for obvious reasons)—as are Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson, and Brandt Snedeker, three of Keegan Bradley’s five assistant captains. And while Bradley won’t have clubs in his hands at Silverado Resort, the 39-year-old is on property looking after his guys.

Procore: How to Watch, Tee Times

When tee times were announced on Tuesday, it was obvious Bradley wanted to see certain pairings. Scottie Scheffler is playing with J.J. Spaun and Russell Henley, Harris English with Collin Morikawa and Simpson, Sam Burns with Patrick Cantlay and Woodland, and Cameron Young with Ben Griffin and Justin Thomas.

It’s nice to see Scheffler and Thomas playing alongside two guys who will don red, white, and blue in their first Cups. Letting the veterans of the squad build trust and relationships with the newcomers is exactly what Bradley should’ve done. He deservedly gets marks for that.

But in this environment, once the balls are pegged, Bradley’s job for the next four days will require late shifts. It will be the stuff that happens outside the ropes that will truly matter for Bethpage.

Sure, you want all 10 guys to play well just a few weeks out from the opening ceremony on Long Island, but coming together, morphing into a single unit, should and needs to be the endgame.

If you’ve read these “Attention” pieces from me in the past, I usually use them to make a pick for the week. So with my little rant about Team USA and Bradley over with, I guess I’ll do it here.

I’m going to be keeping tabs on Max Homa.

Not only did he win this event two times in a row (2022, 2023), but he’s been putting in a lot of work, and his swing finally seems to be turning a corner. Of course, hitting balls on the range and performing in a PGA TOUR event are two different things, but with a fresh slate and that tough ‘25 season behind him, I could see Max making a run at a familiar and comfortable track.