Bradley Returns to TPC-Boston

For Keegan Bradley, it was a dream come true.

We're not talking getting a chance to play at TPC-Boston  in Norton in the Deutsche Bank Championship as a professional golfer, we're talking Fenway.

The Hopktinton High graduate got the experience of a lifetime when he threw out the first  pitch at the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees game Tuesday night.

“One of my dreams my whole life has been to be able to throw out the first pitch at Fenway," Bradley said.  "I got to realize that dream last night in front of my whole family, and in  front of a bunch of my friends. It was a strange feeling to be on the mound at Fenway,  but it lived up to the hype. It's something I'll  never forget.”

Wearing a Jimmy Fund baseball jersey, Bradley fired a strike to Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.

“I was so nervous that I was afraid I was going to  fall on my face or do something embarrassing," Bradley said, " so I was happy with it.”

Playing in Norton isn't actually a new experience for Bradley. He played the TPC-Boston  against in a Tri-Valley League match as a senior in high school.

"I  don't remember much," he said.  "They just had done like a  military punch in the golf course. It was barely playable. It was cold, but I did  play in high school here.  High school golf is so much fun, especially in New England in the fall.

Bradley has fond memories of the game.

"I actually remember beating the guy I was playing with by 20 shots for nine holes," Bradley said. " I remember he shot 52 and I shot 32. That's kind of an interesting fact."

It was  a Tri-Valley League reunion in the press tent. John Bush, who was conducting the interview, is  based in Medfield.

"I  remember playing the Tri‑Valley League, going to basketball games all around," said  Bradley. "I get a lot of guys from New England out here or on Twitter saying, 'I used to play in the Tri‑Valley League.'

Bradley is 14^th on the FedEx Cup standing and enjoying getting a chance to play in Norton.

“It's so good to be here in Boston,” he said. “We've been dealing with some brutal heat the last couple weeks. We come out here and it's so nice out. It's really cool to be out here with all my friends and family and to hit off the same grass that I grew up on and the same rough. It really feels like home."