Keegan Bradley vs Justin Thomas: A Comparison of Their 2022–2023 PGA Tour Career

Keegan Bradley and Justin Thomas are two of the top names on the PGA Tour circuit. Even both Americans had been trying their best to make it to the US Ryder Cup team, but finally, on Tuesday, Zach Johnson’s verdict came out that Justin Thomas made it to the US Ryder Cup team as a captain’s pick. But Bradley’s luck failed this year in the international tournament. 

Despite failing to make it to the Ryder Cup together, both of these PGA boys have shared many fields for PGA events. Now that the tour season is almost over with the significant tournaments, let’s take a look at their journey this year in the 2022-2023 PGA Tour career, as well as their earnings, which they took back home. 

The juxtaposition of Keegan Bradley and Justin Thomas with respect to their 2022-2023 PGA Tour season performance

Keegan Bradley and Justin Thomas have been seen in several tournaments together on this season’s PGA Tour. In the month of January, they both participated in the Farmers Insurance Open held at the Torrey Pines North Course, where Bradley stood in second place with a total of 11-under 277, while Thomas finished at T25 with a total score of 1-under 287.

Then, in the next month, both golfers again appeared at the WM Phoenix Open, where Bradley’s gameplay faltered a bit, thus landing him at T20, but Thomas showed his stellar putting skills and acquired the fourth position.

In the same month, the most anticipated Genesis Invitational also took place, where Bradley unfortunately missed the cut but Thomas finished with a score of 5-under 279.  In the month of March, The Player Championship took place at TPC Sawgrass, and both players showcased shilly-shally gameplay at the event.

Following this event, the biennial major of the PGA Tour was scheduled for the month of April, the Masters Championship. And quite naturally, this is the first and most awaited major at the beginning of the season. But unfortunately, it was Jon Rahm who came out victorious this year and bagged the hefty winner’s payout.

Keegan landed at T23, while Justin couldn’t even make the cut after the second round. Keegan and Justin also tried their luck yet again at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, where the six-time PGA Tour winner finished at T29 and bagged prize money of $90,136, while the 15-time PGA Tour winner finished at T65 and bagged prize money of $29,750. 

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Then, in the US Open, the third major of the year, both players missed cuts and had an early departure from the greens. Finally, after so many setbacks, the 37-year-old had a win at the PGA Tour event, the Travelers Championship. Bradley even bagged the winner’s payout of $3.6 million and showed a stellar show with an exceptional score of 23-under 257. Justin also had his fair share of prize money, $525,000 after finishing at T9.

Finally, both golfers were experimenting with their fates for the last time at the Open Championship, which took place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, but in an unfortunate turn of events, both not only failed to bag the winner’s trophy but also missed cuts after the first leg of the biennial major. 

This quite evidently reflects the fact that both star players had droughts in the majors this year. Despite that, if you take a look at both their 2023 official earnings, Keegan Bradley pocketed around $11,096,330, and Justin Thomas had a gross income of $3,357,003. 

Keegan Bradley’s performance in the FedEx Cup playoffs 

Bradley’s fellow PGA Tour veteran, Thomas, who stood at 71 in the standings, couldn’t even make it to the FedEx St. Jude Championship because this year a change in the format took place and only the top 70 in the standings could make it to the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

But Bradley made it to the TPC Southwind along with his other PGA Tour compatriots like Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. Now, as far as his performance is concerned, he stood at T43 after the completion of Sunday’s round at the TPC Southwind with a total score of 4-under 276. 

Then, with the top 50, Bradley also made his place in the BMW Championship held at the Olympia Fields Country Club. There, the one-time major winner stood at T29 and thus, made it to the top 30 who went for the Tour Championship.

Later, in the Tour Championship, Bradley displayed his outstanding putting and secured a position of T9 with a marvelous first round of 63. He also bagged a heavy sum of $999,000. 

What do you conclude by analyzing the career graphs for both the PGA Tour pros in 2022-2023? Let us know in the comments below. 

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