Keegan Bradley celebrates a putt during his Sundays Singles match against Si Woo Kim. | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images
Next year’s Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley delivered the clinching point for the Americans at the 2024 Presidents Cup.
Considering what happened in the weeks leading up to last year’s Ryder Cup at Marco Simone, you could not pen a better script for this year’s ending at Royal Montreal.
Keegan Bradley went from being snubbed to clinching the winning point, defeating Si Woo Kim in the sixth match of the day, 1 up. Bradley’s win gives the Americans their 10th straight win in the Presidents Cup, continuing their dominance over the Internationals in this competition.
“That was incredible,” Bradley said after on the 18th green.
“I was saying all week I didn’t know if I’d ever get to do this again. To play in this tournament and then to win the [clinching] point, my goodness, the last time I played, I was the point to lose the Ryder Cup.”
Bradley had not played on an American team since 2014, when the Europeans trounced Team USA at Gleneagles in Scotland. That Ryder Cup is best remembered for what happened afterward, as Phil Mickelson eviscerated Tom Watson’s captaining strategies in the post-round press conference while sitting next to Watson and the entire team.
Bradley was 28 years old then, thinking he would play on many more teams in the future. But those opportunities never came—until this week in Canada.
“I missed the guys. The guys, they’re just incredible,” Bradley said.
“They really love each other. The wives and the caddies love each other. It’s such an amazing atmosphere. I’m just so proud of the team, and I’m proud of just being here.”
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
