Brattan's gutsy goal comes despite having never played the sport prior to his last season with the Brisbane Roar in 2015.
"I just played one afternoon with my old man down at he local in my last season at Brisbane. I wasn’t great to be honest, but just loved it," Brattan told the Herald Sun.
"I hit one good shot and wanted to go back the next day, ever since I’ve fallen in love with it. I watch it, read about it, play as much as I can.
"Obviously my full concentration is on football at the moment. I’ve got a good 5-6 years left in me depending on the body.
"I'd like to pursue golf. If I don’t go anywhere I’ll still be playing every day. But I’ll give it a good crack to make something of it.
"I’ve done some research. I reckon I’ve got about 10-15 years from when I finish football to get on the senior PGA tour. I’ve gotta cram a s***-load of golf into those 15 years and hopefully make it onto the senior PGA tour.
Officially known as the PGA Tour Champions, the senior tour allows golfers aged 50 years and over to participate and the 29-year-old admitted the sport's "unpredictable" nature left nothing out of reach.
"In the off-season I play three times a week and I’ve met some great people through golf and I just love how it’s so unpredictable. One day I can be a scratch golfer, the next I can be a 20 handicap," he added.
The three-time A-League champion has found a way to bring his golf swing onto the pitch in recent times and hinted he may grace the green once again with a goal against Adelaide United in the elimination final on Sunday night.
"I changed my celebration from a golf swing to a meditation pose for my brother Zak, who’s a big hippie. I haven’t scored since. I might have to change it back," Brattan said.
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