“You’ve Got to Get Him Down”: Former PGA Champion Reveals the Secret to Beating Michael Jordan

NBA legend Michael Jordan has another great passion than basketball. While gambling is also another huge aspect of MJ’s life, his love for golf always looms large when we talk about his life besides the NBA. MJ loves golf. He’s been playing the sport for decades now. Might have even lost millions in money too!

Michael Jordan just can’t seem to get enough golf. ‘His Airness’ has several friends who also seem to be professional golfers. They often meet up and play a few rounds on the course when either are free of any commitments.

Likewise, 34-year-old professional Keegan Bradley has played golf with MJ on several occasions. He even knows how to beat the six-time NBA champion. We got a deeper insight into MJ’s competitive attitude through the recent release of ‘The Last Dance.’ Not many people in the NBA found the key to defeat Michael Jordan in a game of basketball. But Bradley certainly knows how to do it in a game of golf. 

“The thing with MJ is, if you can get him down, you’ve got to beat him,” Bradley said, in a recent interview with Golf.com. “If you get him riled up, just like all this Last Dance and stuff, if you start talking and he gets excited and starts pressing you, he gets you uncomfortable.

“You’ve got to get him down. Whenever I get him down, I don’t say much. I just go about my business.”

Keegan Bradley knows how much Michael Jordan loves golf 

When MJ picks up something that he loves, he is certainly not going to let go of it pretty soon. Golf has been a part of his life for so many years and he still continues to play almost every day. Keegan Bradly and the Bulls legend have played against each other on several occasions and the former lauds MJ’s genuine personality.

“There’s no one that loves golf more than MJ,” Bradley said. “He plays 36 holes pretty much every day of his life. He loves to go out and play a match, joke around on the course. He’s someone I can text and lean on for advice. He’s just the greatest guy. He’s nice to my friends. He’s nice to people that walk up to him. He’s nice to people at restaurants.”

If you play with MJ you would obviously be aware that the champ loves to talk a lot of trash. He can drown you with his words. However, Bradley sure knows to step with his talking game. Speaking about his personal record over Jordan, Bradley said:  “If I ever don’t want to run to the bank, I just text MJ and ask if he wants to play (some holes).”