Golfer Keegan Bradley Will "Do Whatever It Takes" To Get To Super Bowl
Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
If you're one of those people that think professional golfers have it easy, here's a tale that may make you rethink that sentiment. PGA Tour golfer Keegan Bradley is competing in the Waste Management Phoenix Open this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, and he's doing quite well. Bradley is within earshot of the lead in the tournament and is poised to make the cut and play competitive golf well into the weekend, which is a problem for, of all people, Keegan Bradley. That's right - the prospect of winning a relatively major golf tournament along with over $1.1 million dollars in prize money has Bradley feeling a tad uneasy.
That's because at least part of Bradley's mind is already focused on a small gathering taking place 30 miles north of TPC of Scottsdale where the golf tournament is taking place. That's the site of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona where the Seattle Seahawks and Bradley's favorite franchise since he was a toddler, the New England Patriots, are playing in Super Bowl XLIX. And of course, Bradley has four tickets to the big game courtesy of one Mr. Robert Kraft.
"I'm so pumped," Bradley told reporters on Thursday. "I never thought I'd get to go to a Super Bowl in my life, let alone go and watch the Patriots play and win one. It's going to be a lot of fun."
As conflicted as Bradley may say he is, he made it clear (somewhat) that his profession comes first. Bradley wants to start the golf year off right and a win in Phoenix will give him confidence heading into the rest of the season. Just like Richard Sherman of the Seahawks has a contingency plan in case his pregnant wife goes into labor during the Super Bowl, Bradley kind of has one just in case he happens to win the tournament.
"I will do whatever it takes to get to that game,'' Bradley said. "If I have to get in a car and go 150 miles an hour, I'm going to do it. 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."
While Bradley might be the only Pats fan competing for over a million dollars in prize money, he's not the only athlete from the New England area rooting for the Pats this coming weekend. According to Mets' beat writer Adam Rubin, pitcher Matt Harvey went against the city on the front of his sweater and said he's rooting for the Pats and Tom Brady as well.
The last pairing for the tournament is expected to wrap up their round at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, which, barring a playoff, should give Bradley enough time to get to the stadium. Especially if he makes a quick getaway as he plans to do.
"If I do end up winning the tournament, we will have to cut this media [session] off short because I have to get to the game."
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