Keegan Bradley He didn't know if a time like this would ever come, so he made sure the celebration coincided with the occasion.
A year after Bradley, 38, was snubbed from the United States Ryder Cup team and a decade since his last appearance with the US national team, his putt on the 18th hole secured the team's victory of the USA in the 2024 Presidents Cup, which pitted the USA against an international team representing the rest of the world except Europe.
In the immediate euphoria, Bradley found a wife. Jillian Stacey on the 18th green of the Royal Montreal Golf Club and lifted her into the air to give her a symbolic hug that carried with it a decade of pent-up frustration and uncertainty.
“I kept saying all week that I didn't know if I would ever do this again,” Bradley told NBC Sports after his final round. “Just being able to play in this tournament and then win the point, my goodness. The last time I played [in a team event]It was the point of losing the Ryder Cup for me [in 2014]. If this is my last round as a player, maybe it will be, I'm happy with that.”
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Bradley added to reporters: “It's a fairy tale. It's almost a movie. I just can't believe it. You just have to work as hard as you can and good things happen.”
Bradley and Stacey married in 2016 and share sons Logan, 6, and Cooper, who was born a few years after his brother.
In addition to his wife, Bradley, who was named captain of next year's Ryder Cup team in July, was able to celebrate the unlikely achievement with his parents.
“Look at the smile on your face, buddy,” Bradley's father told his son in a video posted by the PGA Tour. via Instagram.
All told, Bradley said he was glad the exciting weekend was over.
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“I'm so glad it's over,” he admitted to his parents in the video. “That was very stressful. I can't even tell you. “I thought I was going to throw up this morning.”
Bradley added: “I was walking through the team room this morning. “I couldn't eat.”
“What a story,” his father marveled. “For you to come back and win it for the United States. And now you are the captain of the Ryder Cup.”
Bradley's mom gushed, “Dude, your life can't get any better.”