US star Bradley thanks fans for hearty ‘welcome home’

Believe it or not but American Keegan Bradley is poised to usurp Rory McIlroy, Pádraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke as the most popular player at the Irish Open.

The 26-year-old holder of the US PGA Championship has proved a huge hit with the fans since arriving on Monday. He has done the sightseeing, the Giant’s Causeway and so on, and all the time he’s hearing “welcome home Keegan”.

Bradley, of course, is a nephew of the legendary lady golfer Pat Bradley, a member of Golf’s exclusive Hall of Fame and from a family with deep Irish roots.