Keegan Bradley has given away over $2m worth of free tickets to the Ryder Cup in incredible gesture

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Keegan Bradley has been busier than most golfers this season, having been a player on the PGA Tour and a captain of the United States Ryder Cup team.

Bradley finished his PGA Tour season this time last month, and since then has been able to fully focus on Bethpage Black.

The New York venue hosts the next edition of the Ryder Cup, which gets underway in Long Island on Friday.

Collin Morikawa thinks fans have been “tame” so far, but the noise is certain to increase from in and around the first tee shot onwards.

Team Europe have been preparing for the noise at Bethpage, with that noise set to provide the home captain and his team with a huge boost throughout the week.

Keegan Bradley has given away over $2m worth of free tickets to the Ryder Cup

Bradley will have a lot on his mind at this moment in time, as has been the case since he was first named Ryder Cup captain.

But such preoccupations didn’t stop him from taking time out to give away a huge number of free tickets to the event to the public.

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Chantel McCabe shared details on X, saying: “I hadn’t heard this before but an NYPD officer told me yesterday that Keegan came to Bethpage multiple times throughout the summer to hand out tickets to people because he wanted to make sure the everyday golfer would be on site. He gave out 3,000 total.”

The figure equates to over $2million worth of free tickets, which is an incredible gesture from the Ryder Cup captain.

Keegan Bradley’s incredible gesture comes in stark contrast to USA Ryder Cup payment

Bradley deserves huge praise for his commitment to fans throughout the summer, having left many golfers with lasting memories before the Ryder Cup has even started.

The captain will have raised his stock with such fans, who have been handed a once-in-a-lifetime present by Bradley.

But that generosity comes in stark contrast to the American players being paid to represent their side at Bethpage.

Each home player will receive $500,000 for their appearances, $300,000 of which will be donated to charity.

The European Ryder Cup players don’t want money, and instead are motivated by the honour of representing their side at the prestigious event.

Hopefully, however, common sense will prevail among the Americans, who should be donating their entire fees to charity.