
Keegan Bradley fretted in his Memphis hotel room, annoyed he had possibly let a huge opportunity slip. With a final-round 71 at TPC Southwind, he had left his fate up to others at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, hovering around the 50th and final spot for the following week’s BMW Championship.
At stake was not only a place in the tournament but qualifying for all eight signature events for the 2025 PGA Tour season. As the newly appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Bradley dearly wanted to be competing in the events where a majority of his prospective team would be performing.