One of the major subplots of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, which start this week in Memphis at the St. Jude Championship, is the final push for Ryder Cup selections. In particular, Keegan Bradley's challenge of making captain's picks for the United States squad has gotten even tougher over the past month.

Keegan Bradley told SI that a fall event will help in preparation for the Ryder Cup, two years after second-guessing around the Americans' readiness for Rome.

Keegan Bradley arguably deserves to make the Ryder Cup team on the strength of his performance the past two years. It's not clear-cut—that's the problem, as we'll see in a moment—but he's a top-10 player in the world,