Keegan Bradley
| Keegan Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | King Kev |
| Born | June 7, 1986 Woodstock, Vermont, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | St. John's University |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 10 (March 24, 2013)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Keegan Bradley (born June 7, 1986) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the current USPGA Champion.
Early life and college career
Keegan Bradley is the elder child of Kaye and Mark Bradley, the head professional at the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club just outside Jackson, Wyoming. He moved to Hopkinton, Massachusetts prior to his senior year of high school, where he won the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division 2 individual state championship in 2004.[2] Bradley attended St. John's University and won nine collegiate events before graduating in 2008.[3]
His aunt is former LPGA player and World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley.[3]
Professional career
He 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.[4] Bradley won a second Hooters Tour event in 2009 at the Texas Honing Open.[5]
He played two Nationwide Tour events that year, making the cut in both of them.[4] He attempted to earn a 2010 PGA Tour card through qualifying school but fell short by two strokes.[3]
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.[3][2] After making the cut in his first PGA Tour event, the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii, Bradley finished T-7 the following week at the Bob Hope Classic.[2]
Bradley won his first PGA Tour event (and first place prize money of $1,170,000) at the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship. He defeated Ryan Palmer on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[6]
Bradley won his first major tournament by defeating Jason Dufner in a playoff in the 2011 PGA Championship.
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 29, 2011 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | -3 (66-71-72-68=277) | Playoff |  Ryan Palmer
|
PGA Tour playoff record (2-0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Ryan Palmer
|
Won with par on the first extra hole; Palmer made bogey |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)
- 2008 Southern Dunes
- 2009 Texas Honing Open
Major championships
Results timeline
| Tournament | 2011 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 1st |
See also
References
- ^ "Week 12 2013 Ending 24 Mar 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c Pave, Marvin (January 30, 2011). "PGA rookie Bradley celebrates Hope finish". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b c d Dorman, Larry (February 11, 2011). "Game, Like the Name, May Soon Ring a Bell". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b Miles, David (November 24, 2010). "Woodstock Native Keegan Bradley Heating Up Nationwide Tour". The Vermont Standard. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Keegan Bradley wins Hooters Tour event". USA Today. Associated Press. August 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Keegan Bradley wins after playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 011-05-29.
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External links
- Keegan Bradley at the PGA Tour official site
- Keegan Bradley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site