{"id":180877,"date":"2025-10-05T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/180877\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:39:09","slug":"team-europe-used-keegan-bradleys-words-against-him-after-remark-golf-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/180877\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Europe used Keegan Bradley’s words against him after remark – Golf – Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shane Lowry and Team Europe turned Keegan Bradley’s own words against him, leveraging the American’s notorious outburst from the 2024 Presidents Cup to fuel their Ryder Cup<\/a> triumph.<\/p>\n

Battling back against a surging American team<\/a> on the tournament’s final day, Lowry’s crucial tie with Russell Henley secured Europe’s decisive 14th point<\/a>, officially sealing the team’s victory. The final tally stood at 15-13, with Lowry being swarmed by teammates on the 18th green after mounting a remarkable comeback from two holes down with just four remaining.<\/p>\n

Following their triumph, Lowry and his European colleagues marked the occasion in their distinctive styles, with the 38-year-old ensuring supporters knew he and his squad hadn’t forgotten Bradley’s inflammatory remarks. This occurred after Lowry delivered a brutal parting blow in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sharing an image of himself clutching the trophy in the locker room, Lowry wrote: “Life long dream today #TeamEurope.”<\/p>\n

Yet the photograph also prominently displayed the American captain’s provocative declaration: “We are going to go to Bethpage to kick their f—ing ass.”<\/p>\n

That excerpt represents just a portion of an extended tirade the 39-year-old delivered while addressing several Team USA members in September 2024. Bradley additionally expressed how he typically performs at his peak when dismissed by critics and fellow competitors.<\/p>\n

“I’m gonna get criticized as the captain next year. They’re gonna underestimate me. They’re gonna doubt me. I’ve been doubted my whole f—ing life. That’s when I do my best work,” he added.<\/p>\n

Lowry responded to Bradley’s speech, which he and his fellow Europeans had seen, despite the American’s belief that it was meant only for his team. “Obviously, I saw it. Look, they’re going to be fired up to go beat us,” Lowry admitted in February.<\/p>\n

“Keegan is going to be a great captain, and we’re under no illusion that [he won’t be]; we’re certainly not going to doubt him. And I’m sure Luke Donald is going to prepare his team as best he can, and we’ll give it a go when it comes to it.”<\/p>\n

Upon learning that the Europeans were privy to his passionate words, Bradley responded, claiming he wasn’t aware that Netflix would air his speech on its ‘Full Swing’ series.<\/p>\n

“Listen, I thought I was in a locker room with my team,” he said after the fact. “You know, that’s what happens in a locker room. I meant no disrespect to the Europeans.<\/p>\n

“This was a time that we had just won the Presidents Cup, I was in the locker room and it was my turn to address the team. And I meant no disrespect, I was more speaking to our guys.”<\/p>\n

The Ryder Cup was not only a monumental moment for Lowry, but he also put the victory into perspective, providing a full picture of his weekend experience. “I came here this week and I felt like I was playing really well. I showed it on the greens maybe the first day but the last few days, I felt great out there,” he reflected after the win.<\/p>\n

“Yes, I was nervous but I felt like this is where I belong and look, this is like — I’ve experienced some amazing things but this is like, God, I can’t believe it. It’s something that I’ll remember forever. My brother had a baby boy today, as well. They will be sitting at home watching this, it’s unbelievable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shane Lowry and Team Europe turned Keegan Bradley’s own words against him, leveraging the American’s notorious outburst from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,18916,9199,6547,80146,3027,101,33515,80147,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-180877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-golf-section","tag-keegan-bradley","tag-ryder-cup","tag-ryder-cup-2024","tag-shane-lowry","tag-sports","tag-team-europe-ryder-cup","tag-team-europe-victory","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}