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Does Keegan Bradley's strong family support give him an edge on the golf course?

Golf runs through the blood of the Bradley family. Keegan Bradley’s father, Mark, is a PGA professional based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. His aunt, Pat, was a standout LPGA Tour golfer with 31 wins and six major championships. She earned the World Golf Hall of Fame induction in 1991. The 6-time PGA Tour winner who is the talk of the town after his selection as the 2025 Ryder Cup Captain and 2024 Presidents Cup Vice-captain, will understandably love to pass on this legacy to his next generation.

For that to become a reality, Bradley does not have one, but two adorable children. He tied the knot with Jillian Stacey in December 2016, a year after the former proposed to her in August 2015. And since then, the family started expanding for good!

Keegan and Jillian welcomed their first baby boy, Logan James Bradley, on November 13, 2017. The couple loves sharing their moments online, and as their first son was born, Jillian posted a picture and wrote, “Craziest week of our lives! We couldn’t be more in love with this little man, he has stolen our hearts.” 

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He seemed to be a lucky charm for Bradley, who just a few months later found his way back into the winner’s circle after 6 years! Bradley grabbed a victory at the 2018 BMW Championship in September, less than a year after Logan was born. This was his fourth PGA Tour win, and his first one as a dad, making it all the more special.

The couple’s younger son, Cooper, was born a few years later. Keegan and Jillian have tried hard to keep their sons out of the public eye, so that they can lead normal lives, but the toddlers came under the limelight at the 2023 Travelers Championships, and that too, in a unique way.

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Bradley won the match in front of his entire family. It was his 6th PGA Tour win. He was elated, and drinking beer out of the trophy with excitement, he celebrated with them. But took the spotlight were his sons, who also received trophies at the event (hopefully with something else other than beer!) so that they too could share their father’s pride! And Bradley could help but soak in the moment.

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“It’s great. It’s special to have them around. So often I’m on the road by myself. When I get to go home this afternoon, or tomorrow morning before my tee time, I’m going to be a dad. The kids don’t know I have to go out and play. It helps me a lot,” Bradley had said back then. In fact, he had said that his elder son Logan already has started to understand what happens on the greens. And he has a reason to take his boys to watch him playing.

“He [Logan] loves to come out and watch and cheer and clap. I’ve grown up watching the veteran guys having their kids out here and watching them grow up on the Tour. It’s fun to have my boys out here, too,” Keegan had said. On that 2023 occasion, Bradley even had some golf time with Logan Cooper. As an adorable Instagram clip showcased the moment, the onlookers could not help but gush at the swings, especially of Logan’s. Cooper also is not much behind.

An August 2023 x post by Keegan Bradley shows his younger son watching him hole a long birdie putt at the BMW Championships. “that’s dad!” the little one, then only two years old. Not only that, he also seemed to have the understanding that the ball was supposed to be holed! “My son Cooper getting fired up! What’s better than this?” an Elated Bradley had written looking at his son’s budding interest in the sport. Such Bits and pieces of the family’s lives were also featured in Netflix’s viral Full Swing.

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The Bradleys’ wholesome moments on Full Swing

The 38-year-old American professional golfer was among the many golfers who were featured in the second season of the Netflix series Full Swing. In the sixth episode of the series, Jillian Bradley too appeared with him. The episode was all about how he did not make it to the Ryder Cup team and eventually overcame that mental hurdle to win the Travelers Championship… with his entire family watching!

“To win in front of the New England crowd, in front of both of our families, it was perfect. It’s one of those tournaments that we’d go to every year, and I know I just imagined picturing how cool it would be to win here,” said Jillian in the series talking about his win. She also spoke about Keegan’s loss in the 2012 Ryder Cup.

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“The Ryder Cup means so much to Keegan. And he’ll say it’s some of the best and absolute worst memories of his life, He just never unpacked (the suitcase). I think it is just the thought of opening it, reliving the grief of how that ended, was just kind of too much to bear” Jillian said. For context, In a 2023 Instagram post, Keegan had posted a picture of his suitcase writing that he has never opened it since his loss on that unfortunate Sunday and vowed not to open that till he won a Ryder Cup.

As they continued to talk about his life on Tour and how Mrs. Bradley managed to keep the whole family together, Keegan Bradley added, “Jillian is the real champion of our family, she holds us all together.” It has been almost a decade since the couple walked down the aisle. And there’s no doubt that with the kids onboard, the journey will get more exciting in the coming years.