4. Potential Ryder Cup dynamic duo

Speaking of both Scheffler and DeChambeau, I think it’s extremely likely that we will see the two stars play alongside each other at Bethpage Black in September. DeChambeau spoke about getting a personal message in his locker this week from U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who confirmed that DeChambeau will be on the team in a text to Sports Illustrated.

“Bryson is going to be a very important piece to us winning the Ryder Cup…. He brings so much. He brings energy, passion but most importantly, he’s one of the best players on the planet.”

In 2021, Scheffler and DeChambeau played together in the U.S. team’s walloping of Europe at Whistling Straits, 19-9. In their first match, they tied the European – and now Legion XIII – duo of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton, securing a half point. In their second match, they defeated Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland 3&1. Both players won their singles matches (Scheffler defeated Rahm and DeChambeau defeated Sergio Garcia) and ended the week with 2.5 points apiece.

Scheffler and DeChambeau grew up on the Texas golf scene and have a great deal of familiarity with each other, as DeChambeau alluded to after his final round at Royal Portrush on Sunday.

“In college, [Scheffler] was a good player, but not that good,” he said with a smile. “I beat him quite a bit. He’s stepped up his game for sure. It’s impressive to watch; he’s setting a benchmark that we all aspire to be at. I got to work a lot harder on my game.”

With the United States Ryder Cup team hungry for revenge, a Scheffler/DeChambeau pairing at Bethpage Black would certainly provide some firepower for the red, white and blue.

5. Hatton with a strong major season

In the end, no one other than Scheffler truly had a chance to win The Open Championship over the last round and a half, but for a time, Tyrrell Hatton was part of the conversation. The Legion XIII star finished T16, adding another strong major performance to his T14 at the Masters and T4 at the U.S. Open.

Hatton was one of two LIV Golf players to make the cut in all four major championships along with his Legion XIII teammate, Jon Rahm. After gaining experience of being in the mix at multiple majors in 2025, Hatton will be a serious contender come major season in 2026.

6. Surprising statistics

Bryson DeChambeau ranked 2nd in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (+1.30) and 5th in Greens in Regulation (4%) for the week. Typically, that wouldn’t be all that surprising, but given the fact that he was 7 over after his first round, his climb up the statistical ranks is remarkable.

Dustin Johnson ranked 3rd in Strokes Gained: Putting (+1.80 per round) for the week, which is interesting given how finicky he’s been with the putter of late. The 4Aces GC captain has always been indecisive when it comes to his putters, but he’s switched out his flatstick quite often over the past few months, even for him. This season, he’s used the LAB OZ.1, the LAB Golf DF3 as well as his trusty black TaylorMade Spider. He used the Spider for his T7 finish at Valderrama and this week at Royal Portrush. While it’s fair to assume the solid stretch with this putter makes it likely he’ll finish out the season with it, you can never be sure with Johnson.

Lee Westwood ranked 1st in Fairways Hit (73.2%) and 3rd in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (+1.29). This season, the Majesticks GC tri-captain has lost strokes off the tee in seven of his 10 LIV Golf starts. His driving accuracy has been off this season, so the fact that he led a major championship in fairways hit is quite astounding.