Keegan Bradley - 2011 PGA Champion. (Photo - Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie)
KEEGAN BRADLEY – WITH THIS WIN
* Earns first PGA TOUR victory at the age of 25 years, 2 months and 7 days and in his 24th career start on TOUR.
PGA TOUR Victories (2)
* 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship, PGA Championship
FEDEXCUP STATUS
* Earns 600 FedExCup points and moves from 24th to fourth in the FedExCup standings.
EXEMPT STATUS
* Earns 5-year PGA TOUR exemption through 2016
* Earns 5-year exemption to the Masters, THE PLAYERS, U.S. Open and British Open
* Lifetime exemption to the PGA Championship
* Invitation to the 2011 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
* Invitation to the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions
* Invitation to the 2012 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational Grand Slam of Golf.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
* Becomes the first player since Ben Curtis (2003 Open Championship) to win first start in a Major Championship. Francis Ouimet (1913 U.S. Open) was the last player to win his first Major Championship start on U.S. soil.
* First-time PGA Championship participant becomes the first player since Shaun Micheel (2003) to win the PGA Championship in his first start at the event. A total of seven players have accomplished the feat — Micheel, Jim Barnes (1916), Tom Creavy (1931), Bob Hamilton (1944), Doug Ford (1955), Bob Tway (1986) and John Daly (1991).
* Wins the PGA Championship at the age of 25 years, 2 months, seven days.
* Joins John Daly (1991), Tiger Woods (1999, 2000) and Martin Kaymer (2010) as the only winners of the event under the age of 30 since 1990.
* Playoff marks the 13th in PGA Championship history. Marks fourth playoff since PGA of America went to three-hole playoff format (Woods/2000 – Singh/2004 – Kaymer/2010).
* One-over par on the week in regulation on Nos. 15-18. Including the three-hole playoff, was even par over the 19 total holes played on Nos. 15-18.
KEEGAN BRADLY STATISTICS FOR THE 2011 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Driving Distance 301.8 yards 8
Driving Accuracy 62.5 percent T20
Greens in Regulation 77.8 percent 2
Putts (GIR) 1.679 2
2011 NOTES
*13th player in 20s to win on the PGA TOUR in 2011.
*With second win of rookie campaign, six different rookies have now won a total of seven times on TOUR in 2011.
* Fifth multiple winner on the PGA TOUR in 2011, joining Mark Wilson, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney.
* Playoff between Jason Dufner and Keegan Bradley was the 14th playoff of the 2011 PGA TOUR season.
* Moves to 18th in the U.S. Presidents Cup standings.
CAREER NOTES
* First rookie to win two tournaments including a major since Todd Hamilton won The Honda Classic and Open Championship in 2004.
* Keegan Bradley now 2-0 in career PGA TOUR playoffs (defeated Ryan Palmer at 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship.
* Becomes the first player to win a major championship the year after graduating from the Nationwide Tour and is the 11th different Nationwide Tour graduate to win a major championship (14 total major wins).
2011 PGA TOUR SUMMARY
Tournaments entered—24; in money—16; top-25 finishes—10; top-10 finishes—4; wins – 2
BIRTHDATE: June 7, 1986
BIRTHPLACE: Woodstock, Vermont
RESIDES: Woodstock, Vermont
FAMILY: Single
HEIGHT: 6 foot 2 inches WEIGHT: 190 lbs
TURNED PRO: 2008
EDUCATION: St. John’s University (2008, Sport Management)
NATIONWIDE TOUR GRADUATE (2010)
