Keegan Hansen Bradley (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional

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er who competes on the

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. He has won five tour events, most notably the 2011 PGA Championship. He is one of six golfers to win in his

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debut, along with Ben Curtis, Fred Herd,

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and

Horace Rawlins Horace Thomas Rawlins (5 August 1874 – 22 January 1935) was an English professional golfer who won the first U.S. Open Championship in 1895. Early life Rawlins was born at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, England, the son of Thomas Horatio and ...

. He was the 2011

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and has briefly featured in the top ten of the

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Early life and college career

Bradley is the elder child of Mark Bradley, the head professional at the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club just outside

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. Growing up as an all-state ski racer in

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, Bradley decided as a teenager to pursue golf over skiing. He lived in

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in 2001 and 2002 when his father was an assistant pro at Portsmouth Country Club. He then moved to

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prior to his senior year at Hopkinton High School, where he won the

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(MIAA) Division 2 individual state championship in 2004. 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." Bradley attended St. John's University and won nine collegiate events before graduating in 2008.

Professional career

2008-2010: Early years

Bradley turned professional in 2008 and began playing on the

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, where he won at Southern Dunes in his fifth and final start of the year. Bradley won a second Hooters Tour event in 2009 at the Texas Honing Open. He made 22 cuts in 26 events that season and earned $84,000. He also played two Nationwide Tour events that year, making the cut in both of them. He attempted to earn a

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card through

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but fell short by two strokes. 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

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2011: PGA rookie season, first major win

Bradley made the cut in his first PGA Tour event, the 2011

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, and finished T-7 the following week at the

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. He added a second top 10 finish at the

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in April. Bradley won his first PGA Tour event at the 2011

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. He defeated

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on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. The victory gained him entry into the

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, where he shared the 36-hole lead and led midway through the final round before finishing T-15.

PGA Championship

The week after the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Bradley played in his first

, 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. In the final round, he triple-bogeyed the 15th hole to fall five shots behind

Jason Dufner Jason Christopher Dufner (born March 24, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he is a five-time winner. He has won one major championship, the 2013 PGA Championship. He was also runner-up in the 2011 PGA Champ ...

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. 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

(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. He also became the seventh consecutive first-time major winner and the first American major champion since

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won the 2010 Masters. With the victory, Bradley moved from number 108 to number 29 in the

. In December, he was named the

2012

At the 2012

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, Bradley and

each made long birdie putts on the 72nd hole to force a three-man playoff with

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, who made a 45-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the tournament. During the final round of the event, Bradley was seen numerous times

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on the course in between hitting his shots. He later apologized and cited his nervous

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as the cause of the excessive spitting. 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. He started the season with nine consecutive top-25 finishes, then had just one in his next ten outings. In June, Bradley played in Europe for the first time at The Irish Open at Royal Portrush and missed the cut.

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Bradley won his third PGA Tour event at the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by a stroke over

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and

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. Entering the final round trailing

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

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. The win elevated Bradley to 15th in the world rankings. He moved up to a career high of 12th the next week, when he finished T3 at the 2012 PGA Championship. 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.

2013

Bradley had two second-place finishes in 2013. The first occurred in May at the

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

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at the

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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

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played at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

2014

Bradley's highest finish in 2014 was a second place at the

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at Bay Hill. Adam Scott faltered during Sunday's final round but it was

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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

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played in Scotland.

2015

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.

2016–2017

These were two down years for Bradley. He didn't win a tournament and finished 114 and 51 on the PGA Tour money list.

2017–2018

In 2018, Bradley won the BMW Championship. This event was part of the

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. He qualified for the season-ending

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and finished 8th in the season-long

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2018–2019

In June 2019, Bradley shot −13 for the week at the

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and finished tied for second with

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. The winner that week was

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2022

In October 2022, Bradley won the

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for his fifth PGA Tour victory and his first since the 2018 BMW Championship.

Personal life

Bradley's aunt is former LPGA player and

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member Pat Bradley. As a child he attended some of her tournaments and he has called her an inspiration. 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

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baseball,

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basketball,

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football and

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hockey, and has said his dream golf foursome includes his father,

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, and

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. 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

and was one of the first to personally congratulate him after his victory in the 2013 PGA Championship.

Amateur wins

*2005 The Tillinghast *2006 The Tillinghast, UTSA Invitational *2007 Treasure Coast Classic, Lacrosse Homes Collegiate Invitational *2008 Hawk's Invitational, Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate, Ironwood Intercollegiate, Princeton Invitational

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (5)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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, but unofficial money event. PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

*2008 Southern Dunes *2009 Texas Honing Open

Other wins (4)

Other playoff record (1–0)

Major championships

Wins (1)

¹Defeated Jason Dufner in a three-hole playoff: Bradley (3-3-4=10), Dufner (4-4-3=11).

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2011 PGA – 2013 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' ¹Cancelled due to

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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.

PGA Tour career summary

* As of the 2022 season.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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, 2014 *

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(winners) * CVS Health Charity Classic: 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners), 2019 (winners)

References

External links

* * *
Keegan Bradley profile at St. John's University Athletic Department site
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Early life and college career

Professional career

2008-2010: Early years

2011: PGA rookie season, first major win

PGA Championship

2012

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

2013

2014

2015

2016–2017

2017–2018

2018–2019

2022

Personal life

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (5)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)

Other wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

PGA Tour career summary

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links