PGA Champ to Tee off on Yorktown

Keegan Bradley is a pretty lucky guy.

After all, the 25-year-old defending PGA Champion is only the third player in the past 100 years to win a major golf championship on his first try. 

On Thursday, however, Bradley's luck could translate into a decent prize for regular folks as he attempts a big feat aboard the USS Yorktown.

At a 4 p.m. event, Bradley will be the first person to ever tee off the WWII-era aircraft carrier. And if he can hit a target placed in Charleston Harbor, the entire crowd will receive free ground passes for Monday, August 6, at the 2012 PGA Championship.

There's no charge to take part in the event, according to , the folks who and operate the Yorktown. The event is a promotion for the PGA Championship, which is being held on Kiawah Island.

"The PGA of America is proud to bring the first major golf championship to South Carolina, and the history of support our member professionals have for our men and women in uniform," PGA of America President Allen Wronowski said in a statement.

"It is an honor to celebrate our major championship along the shores of this great state in a few months, and to also visit the USS Yorktown, a legendary symbol of those who have sacrificed so much to defend our nation."