Keegan Bradley, captain of the 2025 US Ryder Cup team, showed that he has enough talent to represent his country as a player in New York next year when he won the BMW Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. .
The 38-year-old entered Sunday's final round at Castle Pines, near Denver, one shot behind Adam Scott, who played for par after the opening hole. But a run of three straight bogeys by the Australian from the 10th hole gave Bradley a lead he would never relinquish.
He was able to finish with a level-par 72, at 12 under for the week, one shot ahead of runner-up Scott, Sam Burns and Ludwig Aberg for his seventh PGA Tour title.
Bradley, who finished 50th and last in the BMW Championship, now enters next week's season-ending Tour Championship – which includes only the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings – in fourth place, and in a real chance to win. FedEx Cup title, which comes with a $25m first prize.
“Well, man, it just goes to show why you have to grind it out every week because you never know how fast it changes,” Bradley said. “Now I'm going to Atlanta with a chance to win the FedEx Cup. I do not believe you. I'm so excited.”
Aberg had a two-shot lead coming into the final round and closed with a 71, while Burns pulled away, shooting a 7-under 65 to finish joint second. The 28-year-old had eight birdies in his final round and narrowly missed another in a bunker shot on the par-4 18th that would have taken the lead.
Tommy Fleetwood climbed the leaderboard again on Sunday, shooting a three-under 69 to finish at 8 under. That effort moved him from 31st to 22nd in the FedEx Cup standings and earned him a spot in next week's Tour Championship.
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP DECISION
At next week's Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, the PGA Tour's final event of the season, players are starting with an impressive score that depends on their standing in the top 30 as they battle to be crowned FedEx Cup champions.
As the leader in the standings, world number 1 Scottie Scheffler will start at 10 under par, two shots ahead of runner-up Xander Schauffele. Hideki Matsuyama, who withdrew from BMW due to a back injury, starts at seven under, with Keegan Bradley at 6 under and Ludwig Aberg in fifth place one shot out.
Rory McIlroy, who finished sixth after finishing tied for 11th at the BMW Championship, will begin his quest for his fourth FedEx Cup at four under, joining Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay.
Shane Lowry is among the five players to start in the under threes, one clear of another quintet that includes Bob MacIntyre and last year's winner Viktor Hovland.
Fleetwood is in the group starting at one under, while teammate Aaron Rai will start on par – a full 10 shots behind Scheffler.
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