"It was like, pull it together, don't start thinking about the cow bell, because the cow bell in my family is an iconic thing."

I'm just now catching up on my Byron Nelson Classic reading and the Keegan Bradley story is a good one, especially with Aunt Pat being a Hall of Famer.  John Strege writes:

Keegan Bradley learned the game from his dad Mark (Pat's brother), the head pro at Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Golf and Tennis Club. But he has looked to Pat for guidance.

"One of the ways I try to emulate her is her toughness and work ethic," Keegan told the New York Times earlier this year.

Pat Bradley was a Rotella client. Keegan is a devotee, too. "You know ur a golf nerd when doctor Bob Rotella audio tapes come up two times in a row on iPod shuffle," he wrote on Twitter last month.

A 68 in a Sunday gale while in contention and a PGA Tour rookie isn't the work of a weak mind. Apparently mental toughness is a Bradley family trait.

Sean Martin noted this about the Bradley victory bell that will not sound off after Keegan's win.

Keegan Bradley said he started to become emotional as he walked up TPC Four Seasons’ 18th fairway during his playoff with Ryan Palmer. What was Bradley thinking about? A cow bell.

Bradley is the nephew of LPGA Hall of Famer Pat Bradley. Bradley’s mother, Kathleen, used to stand on the back porch of the family’s Westford, Mass., home and ring the bell whenever Bradley won an LPGA event. The bell is now in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

"I was thinking about that cow bell, and I started to get emotional," Bradley said. "It was like, pull it together, don't start thinking about the cow bell, because the cow bell in my family is an iconic thing."