The Pat Bradley Room’ to showcase over 100 of Bradley’s career artifacts at Mass Golf

Pat Bradley, one of history’s most decorated professional golfers, is from Massachusetts, and she wants you to remember that. Next fall, Massachusetts will have a new historic attraction thanks to Bradley and the efforts of Mass Golf: The Pat Bradley Room at Mass Golf’s Official Headquarters in the William F. Connell Golf House in Norton.

“Massachusetts is a team sport state,” says Bradley, who excelled at golf, tennis and alpine skiing as a young athlete growing up in Westford, Mass. “They don’t really know me. They know some of the youngsters in golf coming up now, but I came up early. I grew up about 40 minutes from Norton. I’m hoping when the people come through and see my room, they see what I’ve done and they say, ‘geez, this young lady really had a career.’”

Earlier this year, Bradley reached out to Jesse Menachem, the Executive Director and CEO of Mass Golf, and offered her entire collection of trophies and memorabilia for a perpetual exhibit. “He was thrilled, and he said they would be honored,” recalls Bradley. “I have been smiling ever since.”

(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) – Pat Bradley was named LPGA Player of the Year twice.

Twice named LPGA Tour Player of the Year (1986, 1991), Bradley is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, the LPGA Hall of Fame, the Massachusetts Golf Hall of Fame and the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame. Her collection includes numerous trophies, tapes, photographs, and pieces of golf memorabilia and equipment from Bradley’s 25-year career on the LPGA Tour that featured 31 trips to the winner’s circle and six major championship titles.

“The crown jewel is my U.S. Open trophy,” notes Bradley, one of only six women in the history of women’s professional golf to complete the career grand slam (1986), meaning she won all four of the major championships held in her era.

“I had a replica made by a silversmith in England, and that will be on display,” says Bradley. “There are only two of us from Massachusetts who have won a U.S. Open – me and Mr. Francis Ouimet (1913). My room will be across the hall from his.”

Bradley is the winningest female golf professional to hail from Massachusetts; over 100 of her personal artifacts will be featured in the newly constructed exhibit. Two of the foremost experts in the field of collection and estate appraisal — renowned sports estate and memorabilia appraisal expert Leila Dunbar and author, historian, and museum curator/consultant Rand Jerris – have been retained by Mass Golf to assist in itemizing, categorizing and valuating Bradley’s unique collection.

Once an architect is secured, design and construction of The Pat Bradley Room will ensue with a ribbon cutting set for September 2025. In addition to her major championship trophies, visitors to her room will see, in Pat’s words:

• “My trophies, my golf bags, my Planter’s Peanuts from Nabisco…”

• “The set of Bob Rosberg’s clubs I used to win the U.S. Open at LaGrange.”

• “A picture of me at 15 years old with Mr. Ouimet and I’m just standing there, looking up at him, you know? Who knew, right?”

• “I was one of the 100 Heroes of Golf at the Centennial, so some items from that when we were honored at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.”

• “A picture and plaque from the Metropolitan Golf Writers – the Gold Tee Award, which is very, very special.”

• “A picture with Gene Sarazen. A picture with Althea Gibson. And that picture of me with Janie (Blalock) and Nancy (Lopez) – I mean, that will definitely be in there.”

• “My room will be down the hall from the Curtis Sisters and Donald Ross is right behind me, and Mr. Ouimet across the hall. So, when I go join them, we’re all going to have a blast talking about the game of golf.”

Bradley held little back for herself — maybe a glass or two with the World Golf Hall of Fame logo – and is pleased to have her storied career represented and celebrated so completely in one place, a place she still calls home.