[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KEEGAN BRADLEY

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, with the Senate now back in session, as a 
Vermonter I would like to call the Senate's attention to Mr. Keegan 
Bradley's first-place finish in the 93rd Professional Golf 
Association's Championship Tournament on Sunday, August 14. Mr. Bradley 
is the first male golfer born in Vermont to win a major PGA 
Championship.
  Keegan Bradley has earned a permanent place for himself, and Vermont, 
in the record books. As a rookie golfer, his participation in the 2011 
PGA Championship is his first major tournament, making him one of only 
three rookie golfers ever to place first in a major tournament debut. 
This win also marks the end of a six-major tournament dry spell for 
American golfers. In order to win this year's PGA Championship, Bradley 
needed to demonstrate tenacity and determination. Keegan successfully 
came back from a four-shot deficit in the last three holes of the 
tournament, proving his ability to focus and overcome obstacles.
  His PGA Championship win extends Mr. Bradley's successful start to 
his professional golf career. Most notably, he placed first in another 
PGA tournament earlier this year, the HP Byron Nelson Championship in 
Texas. In 2011 he has also finished in the top 10 in 4 PGA tournaments, 
as well as having finished within the top 25 in 10 others.
  Even more impressively, Keegan Bradley has spent many of his younger 
years living in the New England area, with seasonal weather that did 
not always afford him the luxury of training year-round. This resulted 
in much time-sensitive dedication and focus, as winter weather inhibits 
year-round outside practice in our part of the country.
  Keegan Bradley was born in Woodstock, VT, in 1986 and attended 
Woodstock High School. He is the son of Mr. Mark Bradley, golf 
professional at Crown Point Golf Club, and Mrs. Kay Bradley. Keegan is 
also the nephew of Ms. Pat Bradley, a Ladies Professional Golf 
Association Hall-of-Famer. I am proud to recognize Keegan Bradley for 
his accomplishment, both as a Vermonter and a professional golfer. I 
join all Vermonters in wishing him many more years of success.

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