Keegan Bradley’s inspiring message to the Ryder Cup Team? This is personal

Napa, California – Read the clock at 1:30 pm, it was the past lunch time and the players have been on for about three hours, which is a bit long for the nine-hole practice round, so Scott Vail can say bunker sand is on the menu, and his boss’s appetite is already recognized.

But when Weir told him that Silverado Resort was actually Burgerdogs, even bigger than it sounded, Keegan Bradley said only two words to his long-term baby stroller.

“Are they?”

They did it last Tuesday from a food truck parked near Green Practice. Bradley lined up for the burger hot dog mixture. Players do the same. At the Procore Championship, 10 of them are taking this week as the PGA Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup next week at Bethpage Black, Long Island, one of Bradley’s bigger moves as the captain. In the last Ryder Cup two years ago, only three of the 12 Americans in the two-week lead, compared to just over a dozen of all the opponents in Europe, while the euro was 16.5-11.5. This year in Napa, the Americans competed. One of them, Scottie Scheffler won. Another, Ben Griffin finished second.

They also have burgers.

Just like the captain, coach and commander, there is a question of motivation. How do you create a buy? In the Ryder Cup, it’s hard. Golf is a personal pursuit, no. It is not easy to get players through the club wall. Of course there are means. Work for the country. Play for teammates.

For Bradley, part of the reason is.

In 2012, he participated in the first Ryder Cup. The Americans were called the miracle of what was called a miracle in Medinah CC, Illinois. Things are emotional. Two years later, Bradley competed again. The Americans lost again. Things were excited again. Then, in Scotland’s Gleneagles, Bradley’s Sunday singles loss to Jamie Donaldson was the decision point for the 16.5-11.5 euro victory. But Bradley never participated. Two years ago, he was close but was bypassed by the team, and the selection news was memorable on Netflix’s “In Full Break” show. This year, he had the opportunity to choose himself and only chose the captain. Eleven years ago, Bradley might believe he will be under the cup for more than a decade. But golf is not linear.

So, for his dozen teams, Bradley’s message is personal.

Make the most of it.

play. team. Hamburger. All of this.

“I think when I was a kid, you always longed for a team atmosphere,” Bradley said. “With golf, we’ll never be that way.

Bradley said: “When you are part of it, it does change you, it does change. It changes the way you prepare, it changes the way you set goals for a year, career. In golf, you’ve been lonely, and in the process, you’ve been lonely. Then, when you’re in the team room, you’re having dinner with you last night, you’re all looking for the whole person, you’re all looking for spas, you can hang out from J Jun. Suddenly, we’re all on the same team.”

“What I’ve been telling the team is that you never know when your last Ryder Cup was. My last Ryder Cup was the decision point with Jamie Donaldson, and I certainly don’t think that was my last blow in the Ryder Cup.

How does the team respond to the message?

“They got it because we had – you know, at some point, that’s going to end for all of us,” Bradley said. “Scottie is going to end. I told them, Jack Nicklaus, someone like this, the best player, one of the players on the Hills ever. You have to enjoy these moments because you never know when to finish.

“You never know it was your last night, you never know it was the last time you hang out with the guys in the team room, so you have to cherish it every second.”

Is the idea new? Absolutely not. Eminem even pounded it in “Lost Yourself” at once. (“You’d better lose yourself in the music, when you have it, you’d better never let it go. (Go)

You only have one shot, don’t miss the chance to strike. This opportunity once in a lifetime.

At least heard.

Last Thursday, after the first round of the Procore game, Griffin was asked what the best moment for the team dinner two days ago. It was held in a rental house near the resort. Buffet food is provided. Wine is available. It was fun to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time.

But he left behind what Bradley told the room:

Don’t take those hamburgers for granted for your lunch.

Griffin said: “You know, one of the coolest things, not the coolest thing, but the one thing about Keegan is that you just don’t know how many Ryder Cups to play, so really dip in all the moments with these guys, so dip in the 12 best American golfers and really get into everyone and bond with everyone and build everyone.

“I mean, we have our own discussions about staying competitive and what we are trying to do at Bethpage, but I would like to say the most important message is the fun of each other.”

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