Tommy Fleetwood denied first PGA Tour win on last hole
However, a couple of early bogeys threatened to derail his bid to end his record of the most top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour since 1983 without claiming a title.
"I'm upset now. I'm angry … it hurts." pic.twitter.com/H8WRGA8Cbh
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The 34-year-old, though, steadied himself around the turn to edge back ahead of Bradley with birdies at the 11th and 13th.
Having found a path on the right of the 15th before going on to save par, Fleetwood looked to be on course once again – only to drop another shot at the 16th.
Fleetwood then came up short of the green with his second shot on the 18th.
Spurred on by a partisan home crowd, Bradley promptly sent his follow-up to within a few feet.
Fleetwood's birdie attempt fell short just behind Bradley's marker, with the Englishman then missing his par putt, having to settle for a bogey and a two-over final round.
THE LOCAL KID. @Keegan_Bradley IS A WINNER IN CONNECTICUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS! 🏆🏆#TravelersChamp pic.twitter.com/g6m4Uinh73
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The American – who could yet qualify as a playing captain at Bethpage Black in September – then nervelessly rolled in a birdie to finish at 15 under, sparking wild celebrations around the 18th green.
'I feel like from where I was, I should at least be in a play-off,' Fleetwood said.
'I didn't really feel like I hit that many bad shots execution-wise, just sort of a couple of bad decisions and didn't clean 'em up, which is pretty poor and things that I have to work on.'
Fleetwood added: 'I haven't been in this situation for a while. When it sort of calms down – I am upset now, I am angry – but when it calms down, I will look at the things that I did well and look at the things that I can learn from.
'I did plenty of things well enough this week to win, but I didn't do that and it hurts.'
273-yard 5-iron around a tree 👀
Special shot from Rory McIlroy.
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Henley chipped in from the edge of the green on the 18th to secure a tie for second with Fleetwood at 14 under.
Harris English and Australian Jason Day finished at 13 under in a tie for fourth.
World number one Scottie Scheffler and Masters champion Rory McIlroy both shot five-under-par final rounds to get to 12 under and finish in a share of sixth place.
Newly-crowned US Open champion JJ Spaun had the best round of the day, starting off at the 10th, as he carded a seven-under 63 to climb up into the top 15.
Viktor Hovland had earlier withdrawn on the third hole of his final round because of a neck injury.
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