Keegan Bradley: Bethpage Black is ‘America’s home course’ | Live From the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel

American Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley addresses the Bethpage Black crowd, reflecting on when golf became a calling instead of a game, how his time in New York at St. John’s University shaped him and more. #GolfChannel #Golf #RyderCup #KeeganBradley #BethpageBlack
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Keegan Bradley: Bethpage Black is ‘America’s home course’ | Live From the Ryder Cup | Golf Channel
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CAPTAIN BRADLEY! >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HELLO, NEW YORK. IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK. GO, JOHNNY’S. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD AFTERNOON. TO SAY I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE STANDING HERE AS THE RYDER CUP CAPTAIN IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WHEN I GOT THE CALL, I WAS STUNNED. BUT MORE THAN THAT, I WAS HONORED. HONORED TO LEAD THIS TEAM, HONORED TO REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY, AND HONORED TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH MY FRIEND, LUKE DONALD. AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE GAME, THIS MOMENT IS SURREAL. MY DAD, MARK, IS A PROUD PGA OF AMERICA PROFESSIONAL. MY AUNT PAT IS AN LPGA LEGEND AND A MEMBER OF THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME. FOR US, GOLF IS THE FAMILY BUSINESS. BUT THE RYDER CUP BECAME PERSONAL FOR ME IN 1999 AT BROOKLINE. I WAS 13 YEARS OLD, PERCHED ON MY DAD’S SHOULDERS WATCHING JUSTIN ROSE MIRACLE PUTT DROP ON 17. WHEN THE CROWD ERUPTED ON 18, MY DAD LET ME JOIN IN ON THE CELEBRATION. THAT WAS THE MOMENT GOLF STOPPED BEING A GAME AND STARTED BEING A CALLING. THAT DAY CHANGED MY LIFE. I COME FROM NEW ENGLAND, BUT I WENT TO ST. JOHN’S. AND THAT’S WHERE I FELL IN LOVE WITH NEW YORK. I MEAN, WE’VE COME A LONG WAY FROM 166 STREET AND UTOPIA PARKWAY IN QUEENS, HAVEN’T WE? THE GRID, THE GRIME, THE RHYTHM OF THE CITY TAUGHT ME HOW TO COMPETE, HOW TO LEAD, AND WHAT PASSION FOR YOUR CAUSE REALLY FEELS LIKE. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE NEW YORK CITY. AND YES, THE STORIES ARE TRUE. MY TEAMMATES AND I USED TO PAY BEST PLAYED BLACK WHEN IT WAS CLOSED ON MONDAYS. WE HARK BY THE MAINTENANCE SHED AND PLAY THE INNER LOOP HOLES THREE THROUGH 14. ONE DAY DURING MY SENIOR YEAR, MY TEAMMATE GEORGE LOTUS AND I DECIDED E WERE GOING TO GO OVER THE ROAD TO PLAY 15, 16, AND 17 AND 18. THE HOLES WE REALLY WANTED TO PLAY BUT HADN’T BEEN ALLOWED TO FOR FOUR YEARS. WE WERE YOUNG, PASSIONATE, CONVINCED WE WERE INVINCIBLE. TURNS OUT WE WEREN’T. THE PARK SERVICE CAME, WE GOT IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. JUST ASK ANYONE IN THE NASSAU PLAYERS CLUB HOUSE HOW SPECIAL IT IS TO PLAY BETHPAGE BLACK. THESE MEMORIES, BROOKLINE, BETHPAGE, NEW YORK, THEY SHAPED ME, BUT THEY ALSO TAUGHT ME SOMETHING DEEPER, THAT GOLF AT ITS BEST IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME. THE RYDER CUP ISN’T JUST ABOUT GOLF. IT’S ABOUT PRIDE. IT’S ABOUT LEGACY. IT’S ABOUT STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH YOUR TEAMMATES WHO BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER, FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS BIGGER THAN ANY ONE OF US. AS WE PREPARE TO TEE IT UP ON FRIDAY, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS JOURNEY POSSIBLE. TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL, TO THE TEAMS OF NEW YORK, TO THE TEAMS OF THE NEW YORK STATE PARKS, THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND TIRELESS EFFORTS IN PREPARING BETHPAGE BLACK AND HELPING US DELIVER AN EXPERIENCE TRULY WORTHY OF THE RYDER CUP. TO MY WIFE, JILLIAN, YOUR LOVE, YOUR STRENGTH, AND YOUR BELIEF IN ME MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY ROCK AND THE HEART OF OUR HOME. FOR LOGAN AND COOPER. TO THE WIVES AND PARTNERS OF OUR U.S. TEAM MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICES. YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR STUDY PRESENTS. THIS JOURNEY IS YOURS TOO. TO, TO THE PGA OF AMERICA, I’M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU TRUSTED ME WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY, THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR. DON AND DARREN, THANK YOU. TO THE MANY PAST CAPTAINS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, I’VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EACH ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIME. TO THE GREAT LARRY NELSON, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO BE OUR RYDER CUP AMBASSADOR. HAVING YOU AROUND OUR TEAM THIS WEEK INSPIRES US TO BE OUR BEST ON AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE. TO OUR VICE CAPTAINS, JIM FURYK, KEVIN KISNER, WEBB SIMPSON, BRANDT SNEDEKER, AND GARY WOODLAND, YOUR WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP PREPARED US FOR THIS MOMENT. TO OUR CADDIES. YOU ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF THIS TEAM. YOU CARRY MORE THAN JUST BAGS. YOU CARRY TRUST, STRATEGY, AND ALL OF US. LET’S GIVE THESE BOYS A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU, CADDIES. TO THE EUROPEAN TEAM AND EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH RYDER CUP EUROPE, THANK YOU. YOUR PASSION ELEVATES THIS COMPETITION. TO LUKE DONALD AND HIS WIFE, DIANE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP. LUKE, YOU’RE THE ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL AND COMPETITOR. WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT ON TOUR, YOU ARE THE NUMBER ONE PLAYER IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU ALWAYS MAKE TIME FOR ME. I’LL NEVER FORGET. YOU LEAD WITH QUIET STRENGTH AND UNDENIABLE CLASS, AND I ADMIRE THAT DEEPLY. TO MY ST. JOHN’S TEAMMATES, COACH DARBY, AND BEST FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TO DR. GLENN MAROTTA, AFTER MY SENIOR YEAR AT ST. JOHN’S, I WAS WORKING IN THE BACK ROOM AT LATELY HILLS GOLF CLUB NOT FAR FROM HERE. DOC WAS A MEMBER WHO SAW SOMETHING IN ME WHEN I NEEDED HELP THE MOST. HE CAME THROUGH FOR ME. TO LATELY HILLS AND DOC, THANK YOU. YOU HELPED MAKE THIS CAREER AND THIS MOMENT POSSIBLE. TO OUR 12 PLAYERS, YOU’RE BONDED IN A WAY I’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I’VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU. ABOUT HOW TO LIVE, ABOUT HOW TO COMPETE, AND ABOUT HOW TO LEAD. YOU’VE CHANGED ME AS A PLAYER AND AS A PERSON, AND INSPIRED ME EVERY DAY. AND BEING YOUR CAPTAIN IS AN HONORABLE LIFETIME. THANK YOU. WE KNOW THE ATMOSPHERE THIS WEEKEND WILL BE ELECTRIC, RAUCOUS, AND YES, RESPECTFUL. THAT’S PART OF WHAT MAKES THE RYDER CUP SO SPECIAL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POND. I’VE NEVER FORGOTTEN WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO RUN ONTO THAT GREAT AT BROOKLINE, WATCH THE TEAM TO COME TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE IN THE MOMENT LIT A FIRE IN ME. AND THIS WEEK, THAT SAME RYDER CUP FIRE WILL FUEL OUR TEAM AND WILL DRIVE US THROUGH EVERY MATCH, EVERY MOMENT, AND EVERY CHALLENGE. IT’S THE FIRE THAT LIVES IN EVERY BOY OR GIRL WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM, AND IT’S THE FIRE THAT MAKES THE RYDER CUP UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN SPORTS. OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, WE’LL PLAY WITH HEART, WE’LL PLAY WITH HONOR, AND WE’LL PLAY WITH EVERY DREAM SPARKED BY THE FIRE OF THIS COMPETITION, BECAUSE THE RYDER CUP DOESN’T JUST TEST SKILL, IT REVEALS SOUL. WE ARE ON A QUEST TO RECLAIM THE RYDER CUP. WE FACE A MIGHTY OPPONENT. THE CHALLENGE WILL BE FIERCE. THE PRESSURE WILL BE REAL. AND NOW, IT’S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 2025 UNITED STATES RYDER CUP TEAM. FROM LOUISIANA, SAM BURNS. FROM CALIFORNIA, PATRICK CANTLAY. FROM TEXAS, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU . FROM GEORGIA, HARRIS ENGLISH. FROM GEORGIA, RUSSELL HENLEY. FROM NORTH CAROLINA, BEN GRIFFIN. FROM CALIFORNIA, COLLIN MORIKAWA. FROM CALIFORNIA, XANDER SCHAUFFELE . FROM CALIFORNIA, J.J. SPAUN. FROM KENTUCKY, JUSTIN THOMAS. AND FROM NEW JERSEY, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER. AND FROM NEW YORK, YOUR VERY OWN CAMERON YOUNG. I CAME TO BETHPAGE AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD KID WITH A DREAM, BUT I NEVER GOT THIS FAR IN IT. TO COME BACK HERE AS A RYDER CUP APTAIN IS BEYOND MY