With just a month to go before the Ryder Cup, the U.S. captain has earned praise for juggling his leadership duties while maintaining strong form on the PGA Tour, highlighted by his win at the Travelers Championship. But during the final round of the TOUR Championship, Bradley drew attention for a far less flattering reason: a controversial putting routine that had him being called out before.

Through six holes at East Lake, Bradley was tied for third with Russell Henley at 14-under. Standing just five feet away from a birdie putt, the 38-year-old wanted no slip-ups. That’s when he went deep into his pre-putt routine, taking 51 seconds to analyze the slope, the break, and the line before finally rolling it in.

Bradley first crouched near the hole to read the slope, stepped back to re-che

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