Wagner, Bradley Ready to Take On Augusta National
By A.J. Voelpel
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (March 30, 2012) - St. John's University alum Keegan Bradley is no stranger to winning major championships in the state of Georgia. In fact, he's never lost one. Playing in his first major last August at Atlanta 
Athletic Club, Bradley overcame a deflating double bogey on the tournament's 69th hole only to rebound with crucial birdies down the stretch to force a playoff with Jason Dufner. Three holes later and the 25-year-old was hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy.
Now, Bradley will travel three hours east to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in his inaugural Masters. He already got a taste of the illustrious venue in early March, when he joined Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson for a practice round. Bradley (@Keegan_Bradley) even tweeted about it, saying that he still has "a lot to learn about Augusta National."
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Meanwhile, Johnson Wagner isn't a stranger to winning big titles either. The 32-year-old, who spent several years living in Westchester Country during his high school and amateur days, is the only player in MGA history to win five consecutive majors (two Met Opens, two Met Amateurs and an Ike from 2001-2002).
Wagner put in a tremendous amount of offseason work with swing coach Bobby Heins of Old Oaks, and is now among the Tour's elite players (he currently sits atop the FedEx Cup points list). It appears the mustachioed one will certainly be mentioned as a contender in the year's first major. This will mark Wagner's second Masters appearance; his first, in 2008, resulted in a T-36 finish and came the week after his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Shell Houston Open. 
Wagner and Bradley appear to be peaking at the right time. Both currently rank in the top 15 on the PGA Tour money list; Wagner is third ($1,970,865) and Bradley is 13th ($1,316,642). Both have earned top-10 finishes in their last starts and decided to prepare for the Masters by playing in this week's Shell Houston Open.
Either one would look great in green.
