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MONTREAL — In case you depart the Royal Montreal Golf Membership, head south onto Autoroute 35, cross the border at Highgate Springs, drive 100 miles and take a proper you’ll get to the leafy small city of Woodstock, Vt. Hit the street on the proper time and the whole journey would possibly take you lower than three hours.
It’s no marvel Keegan Bradley seems like this week, he’s come house.
Bradley isn’t purported to be on this U.S. Presidents Cup workforce. Not likely. There’s been a lot turnover on these U.S. rosters that no person’s nonetheless round from his era. Return just a few years to the 2017 Presidents Cup and also you’ll discover there’s no person left from that U.S. workforce. Identical for the 2016 Ryder Cup. And the 2015 Presidents Cup. However try the workforce photograph from the 2014 Ryder Cup and also you’ll discover a 28-year-old Bradley sporting the pink, white and blue, within the midst of his favourite week of the 12 months. On the time he assumed he’d be there each 12 months, on each one among these groups for the subsequent decade-plus.
As a substitute it took a decade to get again.
And so, when the 38-year-old from Woodstock poured in a putt for birdie on the primary gap of his Thursday four-ball match, he set free a scream and a large fist pump. And when he dripped a curling 20-footer into the center of the cup on 18, securing a 1-up victory and a 5-0 U.S. sweep, he misplaced his thoughts.