Keegan Bradley makes history during final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill

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USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley has made history during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

The American produced one of the standout opening-round scores before falling down the leaderboard. Bradley shot 76 on Saturday to leave himself one under for the tournament.

Bradley carded three double bogeys, two bogeys and three birdies to end the day four over. The 38-year-old, however, appears to have found his form once more.

Keegan Bradley breaks Bay Hill record at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Despite claiming Bay Hill is the most challenging course on the PGA Tour, Bradley shot a front-nine 29 on Sunday (seven under), the nine-hole record at Arnie’s track.

The USA Ryder Cup captain picked up shots on the third and fourth before making an eagle at the iconic par-five sixth. Bradley then made three more birdies on seven, eight and nine. He also picked up a shot on ten.

The 38-year-old’s score indicates that Bay Hill may be slightly easy for the likes of Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley and Jason Day, who are vying at the top of the leaderboard.

Can Keegan Bradley make the USA Ryder Cup team?

Of course, Bradley’s impressive performance coincides with his Ryder Cup captaincy duties. He’s arguably playing the best golf of his career, and if his form continues, talk of the world number 16 making the team will emerge.

Bradley’s team will start taking shape after the US Open, and the one-time major winner has confirmed he won’t pick himself.

However, given the American’s form, there’s a chance he will end up inside the top six. Juggling captaincy duties whilst also playing would be a difficult challenge for Bradley.

In 1963, Arnold Palmer was the last playing captain to lead the United States team against the Europeans. The US ran out emphatic 23-9 winners that year.