If you somehow believe that Keegan Bradley, the United States Ryder Cup Captain, playing in the event violates either of these two principles then I am not sure what you are tethered to reality with.

Bradley has been the second-most successful American golfer in the world, even with additional weight on his shoulders

Bradley, 39, has thrust himself squarely into the conversation of being Team USA's first playing captain since Arnold Palmer in 1963.