Keegan Bradley remained somewhat coy when quizzed on whether he could pick himself to feature at the Ryder Cup. The American enhanced his claims of becoming the first playing captain at the competition in over 60 years when winning the Travelers Championship.

The 39-year-old secured victory in the most dramatic of circumstances over the weekend, coming from three behind with four holes to play to pip Tommy Fleetwood to the title. Bradley hit two late birdies while his rival bogeyed two of his final three holes to turn the final day of the tournament on its head and put himself in contention to make Team USA history.

The win will give Bradley plenty to ponder over ahead of this year's Ryder Cup, and there is now a real possibility that he becomes the first playing captain since Arnold Palmer featured in both roles in 1963.

He was asked on the 18th green whether he should play, to which he replied: "Go USA!" Bradley still has plenty of time to weigh up his decision as the players do not descend on Bethpage Black until September, but his performance will certainly put him in his own reckoning.

He has not featured at the Ryder Cup since 2014, but he did concede that his victory 'changes things'.

He explained after his win: "My whole life, every year I was out here, I wanted to play on the Ryder Cup team, and then this would be the first year where maybe I didn't want to.

"I just wanted to be the captain and, of course, this is what happens. This changes the story a little bit. I never would have thought about playing if I hadn't won. This definitely opens the door to play. I don't know if I'm going to do it or not but I certainly have to take a pretty hard look at what's best for the team and we'll see.

"It's still June so we (have) got a long way to go (but) this definitely changes things a little bit." Bradley has spoken previously about how he would not consider being a playing captain, but his good form and the presence of his vice-captains could prompt a change of heart on that front - and he remains keen to captain Team USA regardless of the decision.