Keegan Bradley secured his first PGA tour title in 1,498 days in the Zozo Championship.
The American took a decisive lead on the 17th during the final round with a hole he described as one of the birdies of his life. That included a clutch putt that set him on his way to a one-shot victory ahead of Andrew Putnam and Rickie Fowler.
However, he has not always enjoyed success with his putter. Back in March during the WGC-Match Play, Bradley, who uses the AimPoint technique to line up his putts, took almost a minute to play his shot and still missed from around six feet. Footage of an incident he would surely rather forget quickly went viral on social media. Now, in the wake of Bradley’s victory in Japan, the excruciating moment has resurfaced with the video having had around two million views.
You get randomly paired with this guy and he does this on the first hole. What do you do? pic.twitter.com/rHS0VOr5KJOctober 16, 2022
The tweet asked “You get randomly paired with this guy and he does this on the first hole. What do you do?” and that renewed criticism of Bradley, with some replies saying they’d leave the course or putt before him and tee up on the next hole.
Immediately going back to the parking lot and getting my volkswagen and handling it the only way appropriateOctober 17, 2022
Putt out before him and tee off on the next. He can catch up in a few holes or notOctober 17, 2022
Walk ahead to the second tee,hit my shot and dont look backOctober 16, 2022
AimPoint involves assessing the slope of the green by standing between the ball and the hole then using your fingers to measure the tilt amount. While many players have had success with the technique, in Bradley’s case, it let him down on that occasion, and drew criticism over his slow play – something that was a contentious issue at the time following hold-ups during January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Despite Bradley’s woes at Austin Country Club, the 36-year-old has had a successful 2022. As well as his win in Japan he has also secured a string of top-10 finishes…
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