Auntie Pat

Bradley holds aloft the Wanamaker Trophy: Action images

Keegan Bradley, an unlikely winner that deserves enormous credit for a monumental rise to prominence. Ranked 329th at the start of is rookie year, his second win of the season at the USPGA catapulted him a smidgen more than an Alastair Cook 'daddy' hundred, up to 29th. A nephew of tough LPGA legend Pat Bradley it seems as though some of Auntie Pat's grit and determination has rubbed off on him.

Five shots down with three to play and it seemed as though the USPGAs was Dufner's to lose. Some may still assert that the fluffy haired golfer from Ohio blew his chance of a maiden Major, but I see it differently. The closing three holes were a tough proposition at the Atlanta Athletic Club and to finish them two under par was a stellar achievement. That Dufner wavered and had three consecutive bogeys from 15-17 just highlights how well Bradley played in the clutch.

Bradley says that he drew inspiration from watching his Auntie Pat (Bradley), an LPGA Hall of Famer, and insists that he does not want this moment to be the zenith of his career. “I’m not going to let this define my career,” Dufner told reporters. “I have a lot more time to play golf and hopefully I’ll have more time to win majors and use what happened today as a positive". You could argue that history is against him. Ouimet and Ben Curtis the only other two players to win a Major at their first attempt never scaled the same heights again. Then again Keegan is a Bradley, and if Auntie Pat is anything to go by, this is not the last we've heard of the steely eyed American rookie.