Captain Keegan Bradley has a new mustache on Maui's Sentry, and frankly, it looks great.
So much so that it should be kept until after the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in September. After all, Bradley's beard is similar to his previous one new york yankees Captain Don Mattingly – An apt analogy since Bradley will be leading the U.S. team in New York. That said, Bradley is enthusiastic red sox Fans may not take the comparison too kindly.
“I did it as a joke to my wife and family, and everyone thought it was funny and liked it,” Bradley said of his new beard.
“I've played a few good rounds and I'm starting to get nervous. I'm going to leave it at that for a while.”
He should – and perhaps it could serve as a rallying cry to his fellow Americans. Remember NHL playoff hockey? The entire team hangs up the razor in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. That's an eye-opener, but can you imagine the entire U.S. Ryder Cup sporting mustaches at Bethpage, especially if the excitement continues?
Anyway, as he said, the mustache has brought him good luck so far in Kapalua. He jumped into contention Friday with a 9-under 64 to shoot up the leaderboard. Bradley ended the round with an eagle on the par-5 18th hole, and at the halfway point he was 13 under par and three behind leader Hideki Matsuyama.
“He played great,” Bradley said.
“I got birdies in the first three holes. After that, it was sometimes hard to keep it going, but I kept it going all day.”
Jack Mirko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation's Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.
