“Conversations with Champions presented by Sentry” is a weekly series from Golfweek. This week: Keegan Bradley, winner of the 2022 Zozo Championship.
Keegan Bradley found victory lane once again and Tiger Woods provided plenty of the inspiration.
Bradley, winner of the 2011 PGA Championship among his five PGA Tour wins, claimed the 2020 Zozo Championship after closing with a 68 on Sunday in Japan.
It was enough to top Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam by a stroke and gave Bradley his first win since the 2018 BMW Championship.
“It feels amazing. I feel so honored to have won this tournament
and be a PGA Tour champion in Japan. It means a lot to me and I’m still, I still can’t believe it,” Bradley said.
Keegan Bradley celebrates with his caddie Scott Vail on the 18th green after winning the 2022 Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
From his emotions getting the best of him to Tiger’s inspiration, here’s everything Keegan Bradley said after winning the 2022 Zozo Championship.
Q: The birdie on 17 was a turning point for you, I believe. Just talk us through that moment and what was going through your thoughts at the present time.
KB: Well, 16 was bizarre, I’ve never done that, I don’t think, ever, I shanked one out of the bunker. But I stayed really calm. That two-putt on 16 was huge and that birdie on 17 is one of the best birdies of my life and one that when I think back on this tournament, that’s the pivotal hole. I was never going to give up or let in and I knew I was still in a good spot to win the tournament.
Q: You played the same group as Tiger [Woods] when Tiger made his 82nd win here three years ago. What does it mean to have your name on the same trophy as Tiger?
KB: It’s spectacular, I learned a lot that day playing 36 holes with him the last two rounds when he won. Anytime you play with Tiger it’s really great, but to watch him win up close was spectacular and I learned a lot. I was thinking about it the whole day today, just kind of remembering Tiger and how he walked a little slower than I noticed in the past, and I tried to do that. To have that same exact pin on 18 and be able to win, man, what a special day.
You earned it, @Keegan_Bradley.
Enjoy it. pic.twitter.com/gLQXPHzXSd
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 16, 2022
Q: Keegan, how far was the putt on 17? What’s the distance, do you estimate, and did you feel like you had a good shot at…
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