Bradley proud of Irish roots

Keegan Bradley may not have been born for Ryder Cup battle but he has certainly been groomed for it from a very early age.

The 2011 PGA champion made a more than impressive debut at Medinah Country Club yesterday, sinking the winning putt from 35 feet at the 15th that put the USA’s first point on the board and firing up a Chicago crowd desperate for American success.

Bradley delivered, partnering the US’s most capped player in Phil Mickelson to gain inflict a first foursomes defeat in the Ryder Cup careers of Europe’s golden pairing of Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia. It was an early psychological hammer blow to José Maria Olazabal’s hopes, one executed by a rising star in the game who has been preparing for this moment since he was a small boy.