Keegan Bradley ($7,000; 118.5 FPTS) barely qualified for the BMW Championship—the second of the three-week PGA TOUR playoffs—but on Sunday, the 38-year-old claimed his seventh career PGA TOUR win in dramatic fashion.
Before this week, Bradley had mostly been in the news for being named Captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2025, but he showed the Captain still has plenty of game left himself with a big week at Castle Pines Golf Club. He shot a 66 to take the lead after Round 1, followed that with a 68 in Round 2 and a 70 in Round 3 to enter Sunday’s Final Round with a one-stroke lead.
Bradley only needed an even-par 72 on Sunday to secure the one-stroke victory. He birdied the first hole and then ran off 14 straight pars. He bogeyed No. 15, and with the field closing in, he attacked No. 17 with the shot in the highlight below. After converting that for birdie, he only needed a bogey on 18 to secure the victory.
Sam Burns ($9,400; 110 FPTS) finished solo second after the best round of the day at -7. It could have been one shot better, and that would have ultimately earned him a spot in a playoff with Bradley. How Close was it? Check it out:
Burns climbed 18 spots up the leaderboard on Sunday and was joined in a tie for second place by Ludvig Aberg ($10,000; 117 FPTS) and Adam Scott ($8,300; 112 FPTS). Scott had multiple chances to catch or pass Bradley but couldn’t quite rekindle the magic of his record-setting round on Friday.
This week’s PGA TOUR $800K Summer Sand Trap on DraftKings gave players a chance to turn a $25 entry fee into a $200K top prize. At the end of the round on Sunday, this entry from acend was in the top spot.
As you can see, this entry had Bradley along with both Scott and Aberg. The entry also included Xander Schauffele ($11,100; 88.5 FPTS) and Si Woo Kim ($6,700; 89.5 FPTS) in the top five and rounded things out with Will Zalatoris ($6,800; 71.5 FPTS) leaving $100 in salary on the table.
Winner Keegan Bradley was only owned in 6.4% of entries in that contest. Normally, that would be mediocre ownership, but in this limited field of just 50 players, it’s even more of a differentiator since it was the fifth-lowest of any player in the field.
Bradley came in under the radar since he was literally the last player in the field. The top-50 players in the FedExCup Standings qualify for the BMW Championship, and Bradley was sitting at No. 50 coming into the week. With the win on Sunday, he jumps all the way to fourth in the FedExCup Standings and will play next week along with the top 30 at the TOUR Championship.
Here are all the players rising and falling around the critical No. 30 cut-off line:
Scottie Scheffler ($12,300; 63 FPTS) finished T33 this week, but he still finished atop the FedExCup Standings and will start next week with the lead. Both Hideki Matsuyama and Robert MacIntyre qualified for next week’s season finale after withdrawing with back issues earlier this week, but it is unclear if they will play. If they withdraw, they will not be replaced in the field.
Make sure to check back on DraftKings Network for Golf Picks and DFS Plays throughout the week. The biggest DFS contest available is once again the $800K Summer Sand Trap, where one $25 entry will claim the top prize of $200K. You can also bet on the winner and many other PGA TOUR props and plays on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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