Despite a brilliant year as a player Bradley rated his season as an ‘F’, with the Ryder Cup loss overshadowing all of his achievements
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KeeganBradleydescribedthemonthssincelosingtheRyderCupas“thedarkesttimeofmylife”butsaidhewould“love”tocaptaintheUSteamagain.
EuropebuiltastunningleadatBethpageBlackthissummerandtheUScouldnotmaketheirhomeadvantagecountuntilthefinalday,withaspiritedfightbacknotenoughtooverhaulthedeficitastheylost15-13.
TheirdefeatmeantEuropewerethefirstteamtowinawayfromhomesince2012,whiletheeventwasovershadowedbypoorbehaviourfromthepartisanAmericancrowd,leadingPGAofAmericachiefexecutiveDerekSpraguetoapologisetotheEuropeanteamandforcingseveraloftheAmericanplayerstorowbackoncommentssupportingtheirfans.
Bradley,whocaptainedtheUSforthefirsttime,saidthelosshungovertherestofhisseasonandmeanthecouldnotenjoyanyofhissuccessesasaplayersince.
“Thedarkesttimeofmylifeprobably,”hesaidonTuesday,ofthemonthssincetheRyderCup.“Imean,Idon’tknowhowelsetodescribeit.Certainly,definitelyof
