Keegan Bradley overcomes almighty back nine wobble to win Travelers Championship
Keegan Bradley claimed his sixth PGA Tour title at the 2023 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands to claim $3.6m.
Rory McIlroy may not be a fan of the venue that hosted the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour, but Keegan Bradley most certainly is.
American Bradley, 37, picked up his sixth PGA Tour title at the designated event at TPC River Highlands.
It promised to be a tense final day as the American only held a one-shot advantage heading into the final round in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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At one point that lead stretched to as many as six shots but Bradley suffered a back nine wobble, making three bogeys in four holes down the stretch.
American duo Zac Blair (62) and Brian Harman (64) threatened to spoil Bradley's day but in the end the 2011 PGA Championship winner held his nerve to win by three strokes at 23-under.
Elsewhere, there were top-10 finishes for Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas and McIlroy.
McIlroy claimed the venue was 'obsolete' because of the crazy-low scoring throughout the week in which several players threatened to break 60.
As for Bradley, he paid tribute to his wife Jillian Bradley in the immediate aftermath of his victory. He was visibly emotional as he hugged his two sons Logan and Cooper.
Winning is better with family @Keegan_Bradley | @TravelersChamp pic.twitter.com/LYO6CrgPww
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 25, 2023
Bradley said:
Bradley said he flew his coach out to Cromwell after he missed the cut at the US Open.
Bradley was referencing when he made bogey on No. 13, 14 and 16.
He added:
Final leaderboard
- K. Bradley -23
- Z. Blair, B. Harman -20
- S. Scheffler, P. Cantlay, C. Reavie -19
- R. McIlroy, D. McCarthy -18
- J. Thomas, M. W. Lee -17
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