Kids can’t have all the fun. Adults also know how to party.
After 20-year-young Tom Kim took his second title in four starts at the Shriners Children’s Open, he settled for a T25 at the ZOZO Championship where veteran Keegan Bradley, 36, captured victory.
It’s Bradley’s fifth career PGA TOUR title and first in exactly 100 starts since his last at the BMW Championship during the FedExCup Playoffs in 2018.
Bradley broke on as the Rookie of the Year in 2011 with two victories, including the PGA Championship. Kim turned nine that summer.
Until Andrew Putnam (62) and then John Huh (61) went low in the second round at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club last week, Bradley shared the course record with a 63 in the second round of the inaugural edition in 2019. He’d go on to finish T13 alongside champion Tiger Woods. (Golfers were not re-paired for the final round that week due to an extended weather delay.)
As it pertains to this page, Bradley already is exempt into THE PLAYERS Championship in 2023. He’s also expected to be eligible for the PGA Championship via the lifetime exemption as a former champion, and a top 10 at the 2022 U.S. Open (T7) should exempt him into the 2023 edition of that major. So, Sunday’s win in Japan triggers trips to Kapalua for the Sentry Tournament of Champions as well as Augusta National for the Masters where he hasn’t qualified since 2019.
Despite all of those earned exemptions, he should qualify additionally via his Official World Golf Ranking. With the win, he’s projected to rise from 44th into the top 25.
Of course, as noted at the bottom, all qualifying criteria for the majors remains to be determined.
NOTE: Golfers are omitted if they recently haven’t competed in majors for which they are eligible (e.g., The Open Championship=Justin Leonard).
TPC = THE PLAYERS Championship
MAS = Masters
PGA = PGA Championship
US = U.S. Open
OPEN = The Open ChampionshipRecent Additions
TPC -- none
MAS -- none
PGA -- none
US -- none
OPEN -- noneGolfer
Qualified
Daniel Berger TPC Christiaan Bezuidenhout TPC Keegan Bradley TPC Ryan Brehm TPC Hayden Buckley TPC Sam Burns TPC Patrick Cantlay TPC Stewart Cink TPC Wyndham Clark TPC Corey Conners TPC Joel Dahmen TPC Cam Davis TPC Jason Day TPC Tyler Duncan TPC Tony Finau TPC Matthew Fitzpatrick TPC Tommy Fleetwood TPC Rickie Fowler TPC Dylan Frittelli TPC Doug Ghim TPC Lucas Glover TPC Lanto Griffin TPC Emiliano Grillo TPC Chesson Hadley TPC Adam Hadwin TPC James Hahn TPC Nick Hardy TPC Brian Harman TPC Tyrrell Hatton TPC Russell Henley TPC Lucas Herbert TPC Kramer Hickok TPC Lee Hodges TPC Tom Hoge TPC Max Homa TPC Billy Horschel TPC Beau Hossler TPC Viktor Hovland TPC Mark Hubbard TPC Mackenzie Hughes TPC John Huh TPC Sungjae Im TPC Stephen Jaeger TPC Jerry Kelly TPC Si Woo Kim TPC Tom Kim TPC Chris Kirk TPC Kevin Kisner TPC Kurt Kitayama TPC Patton Kizzire TPC Russell Knox TPC Kelly Kraft TPC Matt Kuchar TPC Martin Laird TPC Nate Lashley TPC Danny Lee TPC K.H. Lee TPC David Lipsky TPC Luke List TPC Adam Long TPC Justin Lower TPC Shane Lowry TPC Peter Malnati TPC Hideki Matsuyama TPC Denny McCarthy TPC Max McGreevy TPC Rory McIlroy TPC Maverick McNealy TPC Troy Merritt TPC Keith Mitchell TPC Francesco Molinari TPC Taylor Moore TPC Collin Morikawa TPC Trey Mullinax TPC Sebastián Muñoz TPC Matthew NeSmith TPC Alex Noren TPC Ryan Palmer TPC C.T. Pan TPC Taylor Pendrith TPC Mito Pereira TPC Scott Piercy TPC J.T. Poston TPC Seamus Power TPC Andrew Putnam TPC Jon Rahm TPC Aaron Rai TPC Chad Ramey TPC Chez Reavie TPC Doc Redman TPC Davis Riley TPC Patrick Rodgers TPC Justin Rose TPC Sam Ryder TPC Xander Schauffele TPC Scottie Scheffler TPC Adam Schenk TPC Matthias Schwab TPC Adam Scott TPC Greyson Sigg TPC Webb Simpson TPC Alex Smalley TPC Austin Smotherman TPC J.J. Spaun TPC Jordan Spieth TPC Scott Stallings TPC Brendan Steele TPC Sepp Straka TPC Robert Streb TPC Kevin Streelman TPC Justin Suh TPC Adam Svensson TPC Callum Tarren TPC Nick Taylor TPC Sahith Theegala TPC Justin Thomas TPC Michael Thompson TPC Brendon Todd TPC Kevin Tway TPC Jhonattan Vegas TPC Matt Wallace TPC Nick Watney TPC Vince Whaley TPC Danny Willett TPC Aaron Wise TPC Gary Woodland TPC Tiger Woods TPC Brandon Wu TPC Cameron Young TPC Will Zalatoris TPC REMAINING QUALIFYING CRITERIA
Criteria are listed in chronological order where possible. Best estimates are given but all are subject to change.
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC) @ TPC Sawgrass (Stadium) – March 9-12
• Winners of PGA TOUR events thru the final week before THE PLAYERS.
• Top 10 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of The Honda Classic (Feb. 26).
• Top 50 of Official World Golf Ranking (Feb. 27).
• If necessary to complete the field of 144, golfers outside the Top 10 in the FedExCup at the conclusion of the Honda Classic on Feb. 26 will gain entry in order of position.MASTERS (MAS) @ Augusta National Golf Club – April 6-9
• TBDPGA CHAMPIONSHIP (PGA) @ Oak Hill Country Club – May 18-21
• TBDU.S. OPEN (US) @ The Los Angeles Country Club (North) – June 15-18
• TBDTHE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (OPEN) @ Royal Liverpool – July 20-23
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