Bradley's wish was granted. He tees off Thursday afternoon at 12:50 p.m., on the first hole, with U.S. Open champion Justin Rose and Zach Johnson. The tee time assures that Bradley will rise early on Friday morning, for a 7:40 start off the 10th, but there is no Bruins game on Thursday night. Game 5 in Chicago will be on Saturday at 8 p.m.
"I was so relieved," Bradley said. "I love the games so much; I can't miss them. I'm lucky I'm 12:50 tomorrow; I can stay up and watch the game and sleep in and be totally fine."
So if Bradley makes the cut, he better hope he plays well on Saturday - to assure a not-too-early start on Sunday morning. If the Bruins win tonight, Game 5 would be a chance to win the Cup, and Bradley surely wouldn't want to be in bed for that.
Bradley has struggled of late, missing three of his last five cuts including a MC at the U.S. Open while paired with Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker for the first two rounds, and he has a missed cut and T29 in his two Travelers starts in 2011 and 2012. Considering these statistics, Bradley does not appear poised for a great week at TPC River Highlands, although his long-ball capability does allow him a lot of wedges into greens on the 6,844-yard par-70 track.
"I try to hit driver as much as I can out here," Bradley said. "You want to make as many birdies as possible. So it gives you room to hit driver, but there's also holes that you just have to lay back and hit like a 2-iron or hybrid off of and wedge in there."
The course has only two par-5s, but the 296-yard par-4 15th allows for eagle possibilities with a well-struck tee shot. Still, the water on the left side of the green can bring bogey into play, Bradley said.
"15, I think every year I've hit 3-wood off that tee," Bradley said. "Some years it's not quite the right club but it puts you right in the front there. I think a lot of guys would take all pars and just walk on. It's a great chance to make three, but you can easily make bogey or worse on that hole."
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