Keegan Bradley Golf

BUBBLE BOY: Keegan Bradley’s bid to advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship, which is essentially his hometown event, remains alive with one round remaining at Bethpage Black. The Woodstock, Vermont native has never missed the tournament at TPC Boston.

“It would be really disappointing not to play there,” Bradley said earlier this week. “I just have to keep doing my thing and I’m still in reach of it so that’s the main thing.”

Bradley, in fact, has made it through to the BMW Championship every year since his rookie campaign in 2011, although he hasn’t reached the TOUR Championship in the last two seasons.

The former PGA champ will enter the final round projected at No. 100, which is the last available spot in the Deutsche Bank Championship. He came into the week ranked 106th and according to the pre-tournament scenarios needs to finish 48th or higher.

Bradley, who is currently tied for 47th, had more breathing room when he made the turn at 2 under for the tournament. He struggled on the back nine, though, making four bogeys on the way to a 74 and tumbled down to the bubble spot.

“This course is so hard,” said Bradley, who actually was projected 101st when he bogeyed No. 17. “I think it is the hardest course in the world, naturally hard, there are no gimmicks about it. It is right in front of you and it is brutal."
 
He needs to solve his putting issues that were caused by the rule change last year.
 
He needs to solve his putting issues that were caused by the rule change last year.
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I'm not a golf person but was trying to think of an analogy...Would being mandated to adjust to an entirely different baseball bat size = difficult unwanted change...
Do you believe he'll adjust and get back to the promising position he held?
 
At least he made 8 consecutive cuts to end the season and kept his card. Putting stats were abysmal. Scoring was poor on the weekends. He was also awful out of the sand, though that's partly tied to putting as well. His proximity out of he sand was below mediocre too though. Great driver of the ball, but you know what they say . . . . .
 
He needs to solve his putting issues that were caused by the rule change last year.
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I'm not a golf person but was trying to think of an analogy...Would being mandated to adjust to an entirely different baseball bat size = difficult unwanted change...
Do you believe he'll adjust and get back to the promising position he held?
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Dribble a beach ball?
 
Yeah similar also because they would never have a beach ball in hoops and they never should have allowed anchored putters in golf.
 
Golf Digest on Ryder Cup candidates-
Keegan Bradley (4-3-0)
INTERNATIONAL TAKE: "He's pretty wound up, so all you have to do is wait for something to go wrong, or remind him that something just went wrong. Which is what Miguel Angel Jimenez did [at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play, when Jimenez questioned a drop that Bradley took]. Keegan is very close to losing emotional control when he's playing his best. He's right on the edge. Sergio was like that early in his career. I bet Jimenez would never admit he did it on purpose, but he definitely did. When Keegan was getting his ruling, Miguel instinctively knew that going over there and offering his opinion would be something Keegan wouldn't be too happy about. And that was a great time to make him unhappy." Bradley admitted as much afterward: "I got schooled by a great gamer."

AMERICAN TAKES: "It doesn't look like the putter has transitioned, and it hasn't for a while. Where is he in the World Ranking? [Bradley was 107th after the Open at Troon.] He hasn't won in four years. He's completely disappeared, which is sad, because he's been a spark plug for the U.S." . . . "Whether you fear his game or not—and his game isn't great right now—you fear his focus and his determination in a Ryder Cup setting. He's like Ian Poulter. If he's in a regular tournament, do you think Ian Poulter is the man to beat? Same right now with Keegan. But put either of them in the Ryder Cup, they're very tough." . . . "The question is how he views himself as a putter, and you have to believe he's vulnerable there mentally."
 
Golf Digest on Ryder Cup candidates-
Keegan Bradley (4-3-0)
INTERNATIONAL TAKE: "He's pretty wound up, so all you have to do is wait for something to go wrong, or remind him that something just went wrong. Which is what Miguel Angel Jimenez did [at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play, when Jimenez questioned a drop that Bradley took]. Keegan is very close to losing emotional control when he's playing his best. He's right on the edge. Sergio was like that early in his career. I bet Jimenez would never admit he did it on purpose, but he definitely did. When Keegan was getting his ruling, Miguel instinctively knew that going over there and offering his opinion would be something Keegan wouldn't be too happy about. And that was a great time to make him unhappy." Bradley admitted as much afterward: "I got schooled by a great gamer."
Round 4 of the Safeway Opened grounds for a little optimism. Six under for the round ten under opened a few on the par 3s.

AMERICAN TAKES: "It doesn't look like the putter has transitioned, and it hasn't for a while. Where is he in the World Ranking? [Bradley was 107th after the Open at Troon.] He hasn't won in four years. He's completely disappeared, which is sad, because he's been a spark plug for the U.S." . . . "Whether you fear his game or not—and his game isn't great right now—you fear his focus and his determination in a Ryder Cup setting. He's like Ian Poulter. If he's in a regular tournament, do you think Ian Poulter is the man to beat? Same right now with Keegan. But put either of them in the Ryder Cup, they're very tough." . . . "The question is how he views himself as a putter, and you have to believe he's vulnerable there mentally."
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Round 4 of the Safeway Opened grounds for al little optimism Six under for the round ten under for the opened, A few on par 3s
 
I saw a recent interview with Keegan
He said that he is hitting the ball pretty well
However, admittedly, he has had issues adjusting to the shorter putter
If he can become more consistent with the flat stick, he should do well
Hope to see him on the leader board on a regular basis next year
 
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