Keegan Bradley SLAMS USGA amid golf ball rollback drama!
Keegan Bradley does not appear to be the USGA's No. 1 fan.
Add Keegan Bradley's name to the list of players who do not appear sold on the USGA and R&A's golf ball rollback proposal.
Bradley, 36, is a five-time PGA Tour winner, which includes one major championship.
The American won the PGA Championship back in 2011 when it was hosted at Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia.
Five years later, however, Bradley's major-winning putting technique was banned by the USGA.
That year was when the USGA implemented the anchoring ban, which included resting the putter against your stomach.
As a result, when asked about the USGA's latest proposal, that of rolling back the golf ball, Bradley referred back to his rocky history with the organization.
"Yeah, I have a really strange relationship with the USGA from the belly putter," Bradley told reporters following his round at the Memorial Tournament on Saturday.
The golf ball rollback proposal was first announced by the USGA and R&A back in mid-March.
If gone ahead, modified golf balls would be used in elite competitions that would roll the ball back roughly 15 yards. It would go into effect in 2026.
Since the announcement, many players have spoken out against the idea, including Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, and Rickie Fowler.
Ahead of the Memorial Tournament this week, the USGA, R&A, and members of the PGA Tour's Player Advisory Council had a meeting to discuss the proposal.
According to Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard, sources told him the response from players was "chilly."
Bradley told reporters Saturday he did not attend the USGA discussion this week.
He added:
After making the cut on the number this week, Bradley shot the low-round of the day on Saturday with a 7-under 65 at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
9th(?!) birdie of the day for @Keegan_Bradley
He’s now T5 and just three back of the lead @MemorialGolf. pic.twitter.com/DsctwV1BJ6— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 3, 2023
He was at 4-under par after 54 holes, two strokes back of the leaders who were at 6-under par. Among them, was World No. 3 Rory McIlroy.
