Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley wins Vacationers Championship in dramatic vogue

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Keegan Bradley seems to be nearly able to captain the United States on this 12 months’s Ryder Cup after his clutch efficiency on Sunday to win the Vacationers Championship by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood and Russell Henley.

Bradley had the gang at TPC River Highlands in hysteria on the 18th gap, the place he wanted a birdie to win this closing signature occasion of the PGA Tour marketing campaign.

It was slightly shocking to see Bradley have this chance within the first place, as Fleetwood constructed a three-shot lead heading into Sunday, however he shot 2-over as his first PGA Tour win continued to allude him regardless of being a high 20 golfer on the earth.

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Keegan Bradley raises the Vacationers Championship trophy after profitable the Vacationers Championship golf event. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photos)

In the meantime, Bradley stepped as much as the 18th tee field taking pictures 1-under, which was because of an absolute bomb of a putt from 64 toes that drained on the fifteenth inexperienced. That gave him a share for the lead at 14-under for the event.

Bradley hit the proper drive on 18, setting himself up with a 138-yard method shot that he hoped to stay shut for a birdie likelihood for the win.

That’s precisely what occurred, as he was eyeing his shot all the best way to the inexperienced because it bounced and caught lower than six toes from the cup. Fleetwood, simply bogeyed the par-3 sixteenth to open the door for Bradley ended up three-putting for bogey, pushing an eight-footer on his second try to save lots of par and drive a playoff.

Seeing Fleetwood miss that putt, Bradley stepped as much as his ball for the win and sunk it, letting out an enormous cheer together with the numerous within the crowd.

"Of all of the photographs and all of the putts I’ve hit, I feel I’ll keep in mind that one essentially the most," Bradley stated on the CBS broadcast.

Keegan Bradley celebrates along with his son Cooper after profitable the Vacationers Championship golf event. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photos)

Fleetwood, then again, was understandably "upset" after what transpired on the course, as he has essentially the most top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour with out a win than any golfer over the past 40 years.

"I’m indignant … it hurts," he stated after the spherical.

What made this such a big battle between Bradley and Fleetwood was due to Ryder Cup being on the horizon. It is going to be held at Bethpage Black, and whereas Bradley is Staff USA’s captain, Fleetwood persistently performs on the European Ryder Cup squad.

This was Bradley’s eighth PGA Tour win, and if he needs to be a enjoying captain on this 12 months’s Ryder Cup, he’s actually exhibiting the clutch skills to take action. He entered this week because the world No. 21 golfer within the Official World Golf Rankings. He'll now be pushed into the highest 12 in Ryder Cup standings as properly with this victory at TPC River Highlands.

Keegan Bradley reacts after a birdie putt on the 18th gap to win the Vacationers Championship golf event. (Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photos)

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Whereas the highest six within the standings after the BMW Championship earn an computerized bid onto the Ryder Cup workforce, Bradley does have the authority to decide on himself as a captain’s choose for the squad.

If Bradley performs within the Ryder Cup, he can be the primary enjoying captain because the legendary Arnold Palmer in 1963. The final captain to play for Staff USA was Tiger Woods in 2019 for the Presidents Cup.