Keegan Bradley and his American Ryder Cup squad had to embrace defeat at the hands of Luke Donald’s men. Despite having a raucous home crowd and home-ground advantage, the US team could not get the better of the 45th Ryder Cup.
Following the defeat, Bradley was absolutely gutted. In a recent media interaction, the golfer opened up about his feelings regarding the outcome. While talking about the loss, Keegan Bradley stated that a Ryder Cup win is glorious forever. According to the PGA Tour pro, the defeat in the biennial golf contest will haunt him for the rest of his life.
In his statement, Bradley admitted to going through tough times following the event at Bethpage Black. He said,
“You win, it’s glory for a lifetime. You lose, it’s ‘I’m going to have to sit with this for the rest of my life.’ There’s no part of me that thinks I’ll ever get over this. Since the Ryder Cup till now, has been one of the toughest times in my life.”
An emotional Bradley further explained how devastated he was after failing to win the Ryder Cup on US soil. Speaking about the future, he seemed conflicted before sharing a heartfelt statement about the tournament:
“You put so much into it, and you have all this planning. This effing event has been so brutal to me. I don’t know if I want to play. No, I do. It’s such a weird thing to love something so much that just doesn’t give you anything.”
Keegan Bradley’s squad faced some disappointing outcomes over the first two days of the Ryder Cup. At the end of Friday, September 26, Team Europe racked up a 5½ to 2½ lead over Team USA. After the morning foursomes and afternoon fourball sessions, Luke Donald’s men secured an impressive 11½ to 4½ lead.
Bradley’s team tried to change the momentum on September 28 during the Sunday Singles. The American squad racked up some critical points as Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Ben Griffin, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and JJ Spaun dominated their European opponents. Despite Team Europe gaining 4½ points while the USA secured 8½ on Sunday, Bradley’s team ultimately lost the Ryder Cup.
Shortly after the European squad won the away Ryder Cup, Keegan Bradley participated in an interactive session with the press. When asked if he wished to do anything differently, Bradley acknowledged that Team Europe was the better performer and praised captain Luke Donald.
“Yeah, I think I would have set the course up a little differently. But I don’t know, they played better than us. They deserved to win. They’re a great team. In my eyes, Luke Donald is the best European Ryder Cup captain of all time,” Bradley said, as quoted by ASAP Sports.
Bradley has also recently talked about how he is still steering clear of the “Ryder Cup fog.” With the next Ryder Cup set to take place at Adare Manor, the golfer revealed his wish to compete in one more edition of the prestigious biennial golf tournament.
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