Keegan Bradley wasn’t supposed to be on the U.S. Presidents Cup team as a player. And, yet, he was the perfect for the moment.
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MONTREAL–ForKeeganBradley,therewasatleastonesmallbenefitofmissinghisshortparputtlateSundayatthePresidentsCup.
“Well,thiswillbefun,”hethought.
“MaybeI’llwinthePresidentsCup.”
ItwasalmostinconceivablethatBradleywaseveninthatposition.
Thirty-fivedaysago,hewasanafterthoughtforthisU.S.team.Welloutsidethetop12inthepointsstandings,he’dalreadybeenenlistedbycaptainJimFurykasanassistantforthematchesatRoyalMontreal,usuallyviewedasabegrudgingacceptancethataplayer’sbestdaysarebehindhim.ButthenBradleywontheBMWChampionshipasthelastplayerinthefield,andFurykwassoimpressedwithBradley’stimelinessthatherescindedtheinvitation,removedhimfromthesupport-staffgroupchatandtoldhimtobringhisclubstoMontreal.
ItwasaremarkableshowoffaithfromFuryk,whochosethe38-year-oldBradleyoverplayerssuchasmatch-playspecialistJustinThomas,in-formgrinderBillyHorschelandyounghotshotAkshayBhatia.
“It
