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Golfer Keegan Bradley celebrates with his wife Jillian after Team USA’s victory

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Golfer Keegan Bradley celebrates with his wife Jillian after Team USA’s victory

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Keegan Bradley he didn’t know if such a moment would ever come, so he made sure that the ceremony was appropriate to the occasion.

A year after 38-year-old Bradley was cut from the United States Ryder Cup team and a decade since he last played for the U.S., his 18th-hole putt propelled Team USA to victory in the 2024 Presidents’ Cup, which pitted them against U.S. v. an international team representing the rest of the world excluding Europe.

In immediate euphoria, Bradley found a wife Jillian Stacey on the 18th green of the Royal Montreal Golf Club and lifted her into the air for a symbolic embrace that carried with it a decade of pent-up frustration and uncertainty.

“I’ve been saying all week that I don’t know if I can ever do it again,” Bradley told NBC Sports after his final round. “Just to be able to play in this tournament and then get a point, my God. The last time I played (in a team event), I came close to losing the Ryder Cup (in 2014). If this is my last round as a player, maybe it is, I’m happy with that.

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Bradley added to reporters: “It’s a fairy tale. It’s almost a movie. I just can’t believe it. You just have to work as hard as you can and good things will happen.

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Bradley and Stacey married in 2016 and have sons Logan, 6, and Cooper, who was born a few years after his brother.

In addition to his wife, Bradley, who was named captain of next year’s Ryder Cup team in July, was able to celebrate the incredible achievement with his parents.

“Look at the smile on your face, buddy,” Bradley’s dad told his son in a video posted by the PGA Tour on Instagram.

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All in all, Bradley said he was just happy that the nail-biting weekend was over.

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“I’m just glad I did it,” he admitted to his parents in the video. “It was very stressful. I can’t even tell you. I thought I was going to throw up this morning.

Bradley added: “I was walking around the band room this morning. I couldn’t eat.”

“What a story,” his dad marveled. “For you to come back and win for the USA. And now you’re the captain of the Ryder Cup.

Bradley’s mom burst out laughing, “Man, your life can’t get any better.”