Keegan Bradley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keegan Hansen Bradley [1] | ||
Born | Woodstock, Vermont, U.S. | June 7, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | ||
Spouse | Jillian Stacey | ||
Career | |||
College | St. John's University | ||
Turned professional | 2008 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour NGA Hooters Tour | ||
Professional wins | 12 | ||
Highest ranking | 10 (March 24, 2013) [2] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 7 | ||
European Tour | 2 | ||
Other | 5 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | T22: 2015, 2024 | ||
PGA Championship | Won: 2011 | ||
U.S. Open | T4: 2014 | ||
The Open Championship | T15: 2013 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Keegan Hansen Bradley [1] (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour. He has won seven tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship. He is one of six golfers to win in his major debut, along with Ben Curtis, Fred Herd, Willie Park, Sr., Francis Ouimet and Horace Rawlins. He was the 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and has briefly featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking. He was announced as the 2025 Team USA Ryder Cup captain on July 8, 2024. [3]
Bradley is the eldest child of Mark Bradley, the head professional at the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club just outside Jackson, Wyoming. [4] Growing up as an all-state ski racer in Woodstock, Vermont, Bradley decided as a teenager to pursue golf over skiing. [5] [6] He lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 2001 and 2002 when his father was an assistant pro at Portsmouth Country Club. [7] He then moved to Hopkinton, Massachusetts prior to his senior year at Hopkinton High School, where he won the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division 2 individual state championship in 2004. [8] Hopkinton coach Dick Bliss later recalled that Bradley received the third-most attention of his players that season, and that "not many big-time college recruiters gave him much of a look." [9] Bradley attended St. John's University and won nine collegiate events before graduating in 2008. [10]
Bradley turned professional in 2008 and began playing on the NGA Hooters Tour, where he won at Southern Dunes in his fifth and final start of the year. [11] Bradley won a second Hooters Tour event in 2009 at the Texas Honing Open. [12] He made 22 cuts in 26 events that season and earned $84,000. [9] He also played two Nationwide Tour events that year, making the cut in both of them. [11] He attempted to earn a 2010 PGA Tour card through qualifying school but ultimately fell short by two strokes. [10] In 2010, Bradley played on the Nationwide Tour, where he recorded four consecutive top-five finishes late in the season to finish 14th on the money list and earn his PGA Tour card for 2011. [8] [10]
Bradley made the cut in his first PGA Tour event, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii, and finished T-7 the following week at the Bob Hope Classic. [8] He added a second top 10 finish at the Valero Texas Open in April. [13] Bradley won his first PGA Tour event at the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship. He defeated Ryan Palmer on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. [14] The victory gained him entry into the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he shared the 36-hole lead and led midway through the final round before finishing T-15. [15] [16]
The week after the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Bradley played in his first major, the 2011 PGA Championship. A second-round 64 propelled him into a share of the lead at the halfway stage, and Bradley remained only one shot out of the lead after 54 holes. [17] In the final round, he triple-bogeyed the 15th hole to fall five shots behind Jason Dufner with three holes to play before recovering with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 which, combined with three consecutive bogeys for Dufner, left Dufner and Bradley tied after 72 holes of regulation play. [18] Bradley won the three-hole playoff with a birdie and two pars, while Dufner went par-bogey-birdie to finish one stroke behind. Bradley became only the third player after Francis Ouimet (1913) and Ben Curtis (2003) to win a major in his first attempt, and was the first golfer to win a major with a long putter. [19] He also became the seventh consecutive first-time major winner and the first American major champion since Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters. [20] With the victory, Bradley moved from number 108 to number 29 in the Official World Golf Ranking. [21] [22] In December, he was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. [23]
At the 2012 Northern Trust Open, Bradley and Phil Mickelson each made long birdie putts on the 72nd hole to force a three-man playoff with Bill Haas, who made a 45-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the tournament. [24] Bradley held a two-stroke lead during the final round of the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship but dropped four shots over the final four holes, including a double bogey on the 18th, to finish T-8. [25] He started the season with nine consecutive top-25 finishes, then had just one in his next ten outings. [26] In June, Bradley played in Europe for the first time at The Irish Open at Royal Portrush and missed the cut. [27]
Bradley won his third PGA Tour event at the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by a stroke over Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker. Entering the final round trailing Jim Furyk by four strokes, Bradley narrowed the deficit to one going to the final hole. Bradley converted a 15-foot par putt while Furyk made double bogey to lose by one stroke. Bradley became the 11th player to win a major championship and a World Golf Championship. [28] The win elevated Bradley to 15th in the world rankings. [29] He moved up to a career high of 12th the next week, when he finished T3 at the 2012 PGA Championship. [30] For the season, Bradley finished 10th on the PGA Tour's money list. Bradley qualified for the 2012 Ryder Cup, marking his first appearance in any cup competition. [31]
Bradley had two second-place finishes in 2013. The first occurred in May at the HP Byron Nelson Championship where he shot a course-record 60 at the TPC Four Seasons in the first round. Bradley had a one-shot lead going into the final round but was overtaken by Sang-Moon Bae. In August, Bradley finished second again, this time by seven strokes, to Tiger Woods at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone. For the season Bradley had seven top-tens and finished 11th on the PGA Tour's money list. Following the season, Bradley was a member of the winning United States team at the Presidents Cup played at Muirfield Village in Ohio.
Bradley's highest finish in 2014 was a second place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Adam Scott faltered during Sunday's final round but it was Matt Every rather than Bradley who won a come-from-behind victory. For the season Bradley had six top-tens and finished 28th on the PGA Tour's money list. Following the season, Bradley was a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup played in Scotland.
In 2015, Bradley had his worst season since joining the PGA Tour. Playing 24 events Bradley only had three top-tens and finished 64th on the PGA Tour's money list. For the first time in four years Bradley did not represent the United States in a year-end international competition.
These were two down years for Bradley. He didn't win a tournament and finished 114 and 51 on the PGA Tour money list.
In 2018, Bradley won the BMW Championship. This event was part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship and finished 8th in the season-long FedEx Cup.
In June 2019, Bradley shot −13 for the week at the Travelers Championship and finished tied for second with Zack Sucher. The winner that week was Chez Reavie. [32]
In October 2022, Bradley won the Zozo Championship for his fifth PGA Tour victory and his first since the 2018 BMW Championship. [33]
In June, Bradley won the Travelers Championship for his sixth PGA Tour victory. Bradley broke the tournament's scoring record with a score of 23-under 257. [34]
In August, Bradley won the BMW Championship for the second time, [35] becoming the first Ryder Cup captain to win a PGA Tour event since Davis Love III in 2015. [36]
Bradley's aunt is former LPGA player and World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley. [10] As a child he attended some of her tournaments and he has called her an inspiration. [37] His other aunt, Peggy, is a 7-time Women's Club Champion at York Golf and Tennis Club in York, Maine. He is a fan of Boston Red Sox baseball, Boston Celtics basketball, New England Patriots football and Boston Bruins hockey, and has said his dream golf foursome includes his father, Ben Hogan, and Tom Brady. [38] [39] Bradley considers frequent practice-round partner Phil Mickelson a mentor, and he credits Mickelson for helping him win the 2011 PGA Championship. Bradley is also close friends with Jason Dufner, and was one of the first to personally congratulate him after his victory in the 2013 PGA Championship. [40] [41] [42] [43]
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
World Golf Championships (1) |
FedEx Cup playoff events (2) |
Designated events (1) |
Other PGA Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 29, 2011 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | −3 (66-71-72-68=277) | Playoff | Ryan Palmer |
2 | Aug 14, 2011 | PGA Championship | −8 (71-64-69-68=272) | Playoff | Jason Dufner |
3 | Aug 5, 2012 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | −13 (67-69-67-64=267) | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker |
4 | Sep 10, 2018 | BMW Championship | −20 (66-64-66-64=260) | Playoff | Justin Rose |
5 | Oct 16, 2022 | Zozo Championship 1 | −15 (66-65-66-68=265) | 1 stroke | Rickie Fowler, Andrew Putnam |
6 | Jun 25, 2023 | Travelers Championship | −23 (62-63-64-68=257) | 3 strokes | Zac Blair, Brian Harman |
7 | Aug 25, 2024 | BMW Championship (2) | −12 (66-68-70-72=276) | 1 stroke | Ludvig Åberg, Sam Burns, Adam Scott |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
PGA Tour playoff record (3–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2011 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Ryan Palmer | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2011 | PGA Championship | Jason Dufner | Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Bradley: −1 (3-3-4=10), Dufner: E (4-4-3=11) |
3 | 2012 | Northern Trust Open | Bill Haas, Phil Mickelson | Haas won with birdie on second extra hole |
4 | 2018 | BMW Championship | Justin Rose | Won with par on first extra hole |
5 | 2024 | Sony Open in Hawaii | An Byeong-hun, Grayson Murray | Murray won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 9, 2009 | Texas Honing Open | −18 (65-68-68-69=270) | 5 strokes | Jeff Corr |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 19, 2011 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | −4 (67-71=138) | 1 stroke | Charl Schwartzel |
2 | Dec 11, 2011 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Brendan Steele) | −32 (63-62-59=184) | 3 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price, Rory Sabbatini and Jhonattan Vegas |
3 | Jul 1, 2015 | CVS Health Charity Classic (with Jon Curran) | −21 (61-60=121) | 2 strokes | Harris English and Lexi Thompson |
4 | Jun 29, 2016 | CVS Health Charity Classic (2) (with Jon Curran) | −18 (63-61=124) | Playoff | Billy Andrade and Bill Haas |
Other playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2016 | CVS Health Charity Classic (with Jon Curran) | Billy Andrade and Bill Haas | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2011 | PGA Championship | 1 shot deficit | −8 (71-64-69-68=272) | Playoff1 | Jason Dufner |
1Defeated Jason Dufner in a three-hole playoff: Bradley (3-3-4=10), Dufner (4-4-3=11).
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T27 | T54 | CUT | T22 | T52 | |||
U.S. Open | T68 | CUT | T4 | T27 | CUT | T60 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T34 | T15 | T19 | CUT | T18 | 79 | ||
PGA Championship | 1 | T3 | T19 | CUT | T61 | T42 | T33 | T42 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | T43 | T23 | T22 | |||
PGA Championship | T29 | CUT | T17 | T48 | T29 | T18 |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | T32 | |
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 30 |
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Players Championship | 72 | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T35 | T60 | T7 | T16 | C | T29 | 5 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2012 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 4 shot deficit | −13 (67-69-67-64=267) | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Championship | T8 | 7 | T50 | T38 | T10 | ||||||||
Match Play | R32 | R64 | R64 | T52 | T36 | T40 | NT1 | T35 | T28 | ||||
Invitational | T15 | 1 | T2 | T4 | T17 | T61 | T52 | ||||||
Champions | T16 | 23 | T11 | T64 | 6 | T24 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Season | Wins (Majors) | Earnings (US$) | Rank [44] |
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2011 | 2 (1) | 3,758,600 | 13 |
2012 | 1 | 3,910,658 | 10 |
2013 | 0 | 3,636,813 | 11 |
2014 | 0 | 2,828,638 | 28 |
2015 | 0 | 1,565,079 | 64 |
2016 | 0 | 899,985 | 114 |
2017 | 0 | 1,940,478 | 51 |
2018 | 1 | 4,069,464 | 17 |
2019 | 0 | 1,902,797 | 58 |
2020 | 0 | 824,471 | 106 |
2021 | 0 | 2,572,089 | 39 |
2022 | 0 | 3,623,137 | 27 |
Career* | 4 (1) | 31,532,208 | 38 [45] |
* As of the 2022 season.
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