In contention in Phoenix, Bradley may have to speed to Super Bowl
Keegan Bradley shot 6-under 65 on Thursday to open the Waste Management Phoenix Open and trail clubhouse leader Ryan Palmer by a stroke. Certainly that's a good thing, but for Bradley, a raging New England Patriots fan, there's a tinge of bad, too.
If Bradley contends throughout the week down to the final stroke, he's going to have a hard time making the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIX in nearby Glendale, Ariz. After Bradley wrapped Round 1, he explained the lengths he'd go to make sure he's there for the start of the Patriots-Seahawks tussle.
“I will do whatever it takes to get to that game, so if I have to get in a car and go 150 miles an hour, I'm going to do it," Bradley said. "I can't be this close to a Super Bowl with the Patriots playing and not go. So I will be there at some point.”
Some of Bradley's peers on tour have been poking fun at him on Twitter, including Washington native Andres Gonzalez, who imagined the 2011 PGA champion as one of the so-called 12s.
@Keegan_Bradley I think this looks great on you!! pic.twitter.com/P3aR0Pa2pK
— Andres Gonzales (@Andres_Gonzales) January 29, 2015
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