\u201cJust his golfing ability alone is an X-factor for our team, but also, he\u2019s a really fiery player,\u201d US captain Keegan Bradley said of DeChambeau.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of calm, mellow guys so we need the energy from Bryson and he brings that every day in practice rounds, the team room and hopefully in the tournament.\u201d <\/p>\n
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FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States acknowledges the crowd as he walks off the 15th hole green prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
At the Masters, where McIlroy won his first green jacket to complete a career Grand Slam, DeChambeau promised to \u201cchirp\u201d in McIlroy\u2019s ear at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
The five-time major winner from Northern Ireland responded to The Guardian last month, saying of DeChambeau: \u201cThe only way he gets attention is by mentioning other people.\u201d Asked Monday by Golf Channel about McIlroy\u2019s remarks, DeChambeau spoke about his popular YouTube videos, saying, \u201cAll I\u2019m trying to do is inspire kids on YouTube. Whatever Rory says and whatnot is great. He didn\u2019t mean anything by it. I\u2019m excited.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope we can have some good banter back and forth and if not and he wants to do what he\u2019s doing, great, no problem. Crowd\u2019s going to be on our side.\u201d <\/p>\n
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States looks on while playing the 18th hole prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Harry How\/Getty Images\/AFP (Photo by Harry How \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Golf Channel commentator Brandel Chamblee then dubbed DeChambeau a \u201ccaptain\u2019s nightmare\u201d interested more in promoting videos than talking about the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
That set the stage for a Bryson love fest Tuesday by US players — PGA Tour golfers who only see DeChambeau at majors since he jumped to the Saudi-backed LIV series and was banned from PGA Tour events.<\/p>\n
\u201cBryson could be the difference for us,\u201d two-time major winner Xander Schauffele said. \u201cThis is his arena. If he views himself as a gladiator golfer, this is as good as it gets.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to see what he can do… because his points might hit harder than maybe my points because of how he might celebrate and get these fans into this tournament quickly.\u201d <\/p>\n
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States signs autographs for fans prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images\/AFP (Photo by Jared C. Tilton \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Added top-ranked Scottie Scheffler: \u201cHe brings a lot of energy. The people love him. I\u2019m excited to kind of unleash him this week.\u201d DeChambeau was praised for his work being part of the team, notably flying to a team dinner at a PGA event where he couldn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has made every effort possible and been incredible in the team room,\u201d Bradley said.<\/p>\n
Keegan defends decision on Ryder Cup pay | 02:53<\/p>\n
– \u2018Explosive\u2019 \u2018showman\u2019 –<\/p>\n
DeChambeau has also been popular with golf fans, high-fiving them and playing with excited flair.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a showman out there,\u201d American Patrick Cantlay said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to get the crowd fired up.\u201d \u201cExplosive is a great word for how he plays,\u201d third-ranked Russell Henley said. \u201cIt has been really cool getting to pick his brain.\u201d <\/p>\n
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Captain Keegan Bradley of Team United States talks with Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States on the 10th hole prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 23, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Harry How\/Getty Images\/AFP (Photo by Harry How \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP<\/p>\n
US Open champion J.J. Spaun says DeChambeau could be the US team\u2019s secret weapon in trying to capture the trophy from holders Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has done a huge job of trying to insert himself on this team,\u201d Spaun said. \u201cGiven his personality and his brand, he\u2019s great with the fans, I think that\u2019s going to be a huge attribute to the team this week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau was hailed by United States teammates as an explosive X-factor, gladiator and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[2095,64,63,108977,6933,108974,2057,108975,2105,108972,755,108969,108973,108976,15812,1025,2041,2067,3583,5492,756,108968,85,108970,108971,80030,2614],"class_list":["post-165589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-brandel-chamblee","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-defends-decision","tag-europe","tag-farmingdale","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-gladiator-golfer","tag-golf","tag-golf-channel-commentator","tag-golf-fans","tag-golfing-ability","tag-j-j-spaun","tag-new-york","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-northern-europe","tag-northern-ireland","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-signs-autographs","tag-sports","tag-team-dinner","tag-team-rally","tag-team-room","tag-united-states-of-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}