During Friday’s round at the PGA Championship, cameras caught Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley in an animated discussion with a rules official, with the broadcast informing viewers that the two (along with Cameron Young) were put on the clock.
For a century, Aronimink’s trees were the ballast, keeping the elite ball-strikers honest. Without them, what remains is a masterpiece that is gorgeous to look at, meticulously restored, and quite possibly ready to be dismantled by a field that hits it 310 metres and hasn’t feared a tight tee shot in years.
Participating in a media event for the Travelers Championship on Monday, Bradley spoke for the first time since Europe closed out its 15-13 victory over the US, and he was depressingly honest about how he has felt in the three weeks afterwards.
The morass of inevitability gave way to a furious surge that ended with the Americans tying the mark for the biggest win in a modern singles session, and nearly resulted in one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
Keegan Bradley faced plenty of decisions this past week at Bethpage Black, but when it was all said and done, he revealed his biggest regret was actually something done before the event started.
There is a reason Europe held a seven-point lead going into singles, just as there’s a reason that when the captains’ influence waned on Sunday, the tide reversed to such a shocking degree that it almost bailed out Keegan Bradley.
Bethpage Black is one of the more beloved courses by the American golf populace thanks to its public roots. Just don’t count Paul Azinger among that crowd.
[Picture: Andrew Redington] What appeared to be a dream scenario for the European Ryder Cup team has turned into its worst nightmare. RYDER CUP: Ryder Cup 2025: Keegan Bradley explains why he didn’t pick himself for US team For the past year, European players and officials have barely contained their glee, openly crowing that their American Read more…
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