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Jul 21, 2025, 08:33 AM ET
Bryson DeChambeau volition correspond the United States astatine this year's Ryder Cup careless of whether helium secures an automatic qualifying spot for the event.
U.S. squad skipper Keegan Bradley confirmed Sunday to Sports Illustrated that helium volition usage 1 of his six picks connected DeChambeau if the LIV Golf prima falls extracurricular of the apical six spots successful the Ryder Cup standings.
"Bryson is going to beryllium a precise important portion to america winning the Ryder Cup," Bradley told Sports Illustrated successful a substance message Sunday night. "He brings truthful much. He brings energy, passionateness but astir importantly, he's 1 of the champion players connected the planet."
Bradley's confirmation to Sports Illustrated came hours aft DeChambeau fired a 7-under-par 64 to complete an awesome weekend astatine Royal Portrush, wherever helium overcame an opening 78 connected Thursday to decorativeness tied for 10th astatine the Open Championship astatine 9-under.
DeChambeau remained 5th successful the U.S. Ryder Cup standings, down reigning Open champion Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun and Russell Henley. Harris English, the Open runner-up, climbed to the No. 6 spot successful the astir caller standings Monday morning.
DeChambeau cannot gain immoderate much Ryder Cup standings points, however, since helium volition lone beryllium playing successful LIV Golf events earlier rosters are finalized. PGA Tour golfers person 4 much events wherever they tin unafraid Ryder Cup points.
The apical six golfers successful the standings volition automatically suffice for the team, followed by Bradley's six captain's choices. The U.S. squad volition big the Europeans astatine Bethpage Black State Park successful Farmingdale, New York, from Sept. 26 to Sept. 28.
DeChambeau said Sunday helium hopes helium "can bring a batch of vigor and a tsunami of a assemblage that's going to beryllium rooting for Team USA."
After being connected the losing broadside (2018) and the winning broadside (2021) of 2 Ryder Cup teams, DeChambeau was not portion of the U.S. squad that mislaid to the Europeans successful 2023.
Five-time large champion Brooks Koepka was the lone subordinate from LIV Golf who competed connected the U.S. squad that mislaid to the Europeans 16½-11½ successful Rome successful 2023.
"This year's nary joke," DeChambeau said. "We're bushed of it. We're bushed of losing."
