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‘I felt like having friends was going to hurt me’: Keegan Bradley on his breathless turn from outsider to Ryder Cup captain

Major champion, seven-time PGA Tour winner, Ryder Cup captain – Keegan Bradley’s career CV is already the kind most golfers would take in a heartbeat, but that hasn’t stopped the American from harboring regrets.

Majorchampion,seven-timePGATourwinner,RyderCupcaptain–KeeganBradley’scareerCVisalreadythekindmostgolferswouldtakeinaheartbeat,butthathasn’tstoppedtheAmericanfromharboringregrets. Amongthebiggestofthemall?Notmakingfriends. “Ijustcametothecourseeverydayanddidmyjob.Ifeltlikehavingfriendswasgoingtohurtmesomehow,”BradleytoldCNNSport’sDonRiddellaheadofthePGATour’sseason-endingTourChampionshipinAtlantathisweek. “That’ssomethingthisgenerationofplayersdon’tdo–they’reallfriendsanditmakeslifemorefunouthere…SomethingI’vetriedtodoalotmoreofoverthelasthandfulofyearsistogettoknowtheseguysandhangoutwiththembecausethey’resuchgreatguys.” Whatbroughtonsuchintrospection?Intruth,therehavebeenscantopportunitiesforself-reflectioninatrulybreathless12monthsforthe38-year-old. Justunderthanaye