Keegan Bradley vs. Jacob Bridgeman

Keegan Bradley has legitimate credentials here — a seventh-place finish at this event a year ago, comfortable with the setup from more than a decade of starts, and improved approach play in five of his last six events. This should not be discounted. The case for the other side comes down to one extraordinary number: Jacob Bridgeman has gained strokes putting in 27 of his 30 measured rounds in 2026, a rate that leads the entire field here. His putting is not a strength — it is the defining feature of a career year that saw him win the Genesis Invitational and post an average of nearly two strokes per round better than the field for a stretch of the season. Muirfield Village's fast, undulating bentgrass greens separate the elite putters from the field over 72 holes, and Bridgeman is as elite as it gets in that category right now. The approach game needs to show up to go with it, and when it does, this is as complete a player as exists at this price. Bridgeman takes this matchup.