{"id":289815,"date":"2025-11-29T14:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/289815\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:28:07","slug":"keegan-bradley-gets-2-1million-ryder-cup-consolation-after-brutal-shane-lowry-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/289815\/","title":{"rendered":"Keegan Bradley gets $2.1million Ryder Cup consolation after brutal Shane Lowry comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keegan Bradley was given 2.1million reasons to be less disappointed about the Ryder Cup on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3596007\/ryder-cup-team-europe-luke-donald\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defeated US captain<\/a> got his revenge on two of Team Europe&#8217;s most important players by winning the first Official Skins Game in 17 years in Florida. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keegan Bradley with his winnings at the Skins Game\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crop-3778695.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bradley oversaw Team USA's first Ryder Cup defeat on home soil for 13 years in September\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crop-3778695.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Bradley oversaw Team USA&#8217;s first Ryder Cup defeat on home soil for 13 years in SeptemberCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lowry holed the winning putt for Team Europe two months ago - but was dominated by Bradley on Friday\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/keegan-bradley-united-states-shane-1041706067.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lowry holed the winning putt for Team Europe two months ago - but was dominated by Bradley on Friday\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/keegan-bradley-united-states-shane-1041706067.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Lowry holed the winning putt for Team Europe two months ago &#8211; but was dominated by Bradley on FridayCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Bradley took on fellow American Xander Schauffele, England&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/tommy-fleetwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Fleetwood<\/a> and Ireland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/shane-lowry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shane Lowry<\/a> in a lucrative end-of-season exhibition. <\/p>\n<p>Each player started the match with $1m, which was then adjusted based on how much money was won or lost over the course of the match. <\/p>\n<p>Every hole was assigned a monetary &#8216;skin&#8217; &#8211; and whoever shot the lowest score on that hole took the prize. <\/p>\n<p>If there was no outright winner, the skin rolled over to the next hole, increasing the value. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON TALKSPORT<\/p>\n<p>The first five holes were worth $100,000 each and then gradually increased in value until the 16th was worth a whopping $600,000. <\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood, who was the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3596347\/ryder-cup-justin-rose-tommy-fleetwood-usa-rule-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leading points scorer at the Ryder Cup<\/a>, claimed the biggest single-hole prize, making a putt for $1.125m on the 16th hole after four skins had rolled over. <\/p>\n<p>But it was Bradley who won the day, bagging 11 skins and a $2.1m pay cheque as a result.  <\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood was the second-biggest beneficiary with $1.7m, while Lowry claimed a $200,000 prize by winning one skin. <\/p>\n<p>World No.3 Schauffele was left empty-handed, walking away with a grand total of zero dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Schauffele was the only golfer from the four-man group who came away with nothing\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/xander-schauffele-united-states-presented-1041728959.jpg\" data-caption=\"Schauffele was the only golfer from the four-man group who came away with nothing\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/xander-schauffele-united-states-presented-1041728959.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Schauffele was the only golfer from the four-man group who came away with nothingCredit: GettyRyder Cup revenge<\/p>\n<p>Given Lowry holed the winning putt at the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/ryder-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Cup<\/a> in New York two months ago, there was an obvious undercurrent of America vs Europe in Florida. <\/p>\n<p>Before the event began, Lowry said: &#8220;Kegan\u2019s already paid me and Tommy extra to not talk about Ryder Cup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To which Bradley responded: &#8220;I won\u2019t have a walkie-talkie in my hand on Friday. I\u2019ll have a golf club, which is my chance to get back at these two maniacs down here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the match, after holing a ten-footer at the third to prevent Bradley winning a $225,000 skin, Lowry said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve just spent the last few months breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/keegan-bradley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keegan Bradley<\/a>&#8216;s heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And Bradley did not hide his satisfaction upon getting a small piece of revenge on the two Europeans. <\/p>\n<p>After winning hole five, Bradley admitted: &#8220;Oh man, that felt good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need as much revenge against Tommy and Shane as I can get. That&#8217;s a start.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keegan Bradley was given 2.1million reasons to be less disappointed about the Ryder Cup on Friday. 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