{"id":12639,"date":"2025-07-21T09:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/12639\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:51:10","slug":"usa-will-hit-europe-with-ryder-cup-tsunami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/12639\/","title":{"rendered":"USA will hit Europe with Ryder Cup tsunami"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a jackpot of $10million to play for at next month\u2019s FedEx Cup but Shane Lowry is already looking beyond that. Moments after walking off the course at Royal Portrush, his mind was already on Europe\u2019s Ryder Cup defence at Bethpage Black in September.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me the next two months, obviously the play-offs are huge but my focus and my work will be getting out of bed every morning to prepare for going to Bethpage and winning that Ryder Cup,\u201d the Irishman said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big thing for us Europeans, and it\u2019s a big thing for me. Major season is over now, so everything turns towards the Ryder Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Already predicted to be the feistiest edition since the infamous Battle of Brookline in 1999, there is much to prepare for. Bethpage Black, situated about 35 miles west of New York City, is expected to be a bear pit, with a partisan American crowd heckling the Europeans at any opportunity.<\/p>\n

Bryson DeChambeau made no secret on Sunday of the fact that the home side will do everything possible to ramp up a hostile atmosphere. \u201cI hope I can bring a lot of energy and a tsunami of a crowd that\u2019s going to be rooting for Team USA,\u201d he said. There are even rumours that the American president, Donald Trump, could make an appearance, adding to the fervour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d DeChambeau, 31, a friend of Trump, said of the prospect. \u201cI think he\u2019s got bigger problems on his hands right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The European captain, Luke Donald, was widely acclaimed for his efforts in masterminding a 16.5\u00bd-11.5\u00bd victory over the United States in Rome two years ago, but it will be a considerable challenge to prepare his men for a torrent of abuse on away soil. It will also be tough for family members to handle, as was the case for Colin Montgomerie\u2019s father James in 1999 when he left the course on the final day after only a few holes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about it,\u201d Lowry, 38, said. \u201cIt\u2019s still ongoing, and you have to figure out ways to deal with certain stuff. It might not be as bad as people say. People say it will be bad, but we\u2019ll see. <\/p>\n

\"Shane<\/p>\n

Lowry enjoyed plenty of home support over the weekend, but he is prepared for a very different reception at the Ryder Cup<\/p>\n

RAMSEY CARDY\/SPORTSFILE<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if you\u2019re prepared for something, you\u2019ll deal with it OK. When something happens and you\u2019re not prepared for it, that\u2019s when it gets hard. We\u2019ll be prepared. Luke will prepare his team very well, and we\u2019ll be ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of selection, there is a strong chance that 11 of the 12 Europeans who played last time out will return. Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Bob MacIntyre, Tyrrell Hatton, Sepp Straka, Lowry, Justin Rose, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick are on track to make the team of six qualifiers and six picks. <\/p>\n

Nicolai Hojgaard could potentially make way for his twin brother Rasmus, while Thomas Detry and Matt Wallace will also hope for a late run of form before the deadline closes on August 24.<\/p>\n

Another intriguing outsider for a pick is Europe\u2019s all-time record points scorer Sergio Garc\u00eda. The 45-year-old Spaniard, who plays on the LIV tour, has made no secret of his wish to return to the Ryder Cup fold, although he did not do himself any favours on Sunday by snapping his driver in frustration after an errant tee shot on the second hole.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe [Garc\u00eda and Donald] have been talking,\u201d Garc\u00eda said. \u201cGoing to the US, going to New York, experience is always good. At the end of the day, when you\u2019re out there on the course, it\u2019s nice to have one of those experienced guys to put their arm around you and make you feel like \u2018don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ve got you\u2019, when people are shouting at you, screaming and wishing you all the bad things that you can think of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American team is far more uncertain before their August 17 deadline. DeChambeau, the Open champion Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Russell Henley, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa are considered lock-ins, while there are another five places to share between Keegan Bradley, Harris English, Chris Gotterup, Wyndham Clark, Ben Griffin, Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Andrew Novak, Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns.<\/p>\n

Bradley is by far the most fascinating element of the selection process. Announced with some surprise as the captain in July last year, the 39-year-old has since gone on a remarkable run of form that merits a place in the team as the world No7. While he is not one of the six automatic qualifiers as it stands, few would grumble if he was to pick himself.<\/p>\n

The last playing captain in the Ryder Cup was Arnold Palmer in 1963, when the event was nothing like the sporting behemoth it is now. Aware of the potential logistical challenges at Bethpage Black, Bradley has consulted Tiger Woods for advice after he fulfilled a dual role at the 2019 Presidents Cup between the United States and an international team representing the rest of the world outside of Europe.<\/p>\n

\"Keegan<\/p>\n

Bradley, who finished tied for 30th at The Open, has been in blistering form<\/p>\n

JESSICA HILL\/AP<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to him a ton about this,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cThere\u2019s a few other guys that have done it in the Presidents Cup. The Ryder Cup is a much different animal.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiger has been really helpful. He obviously turned this position down and it came to me. During this process, he\u2019s been one of the most helpful people that I\u2019ve had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley has been conducting his captaincy duties here at Royal Portrush in between finishing in a tie for 30th. In an attempt to stoke the motivational fire, he wrote a personal note for each of the American contenders in attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe put something in our lockers that was pretty inspirational,\u201d DeChambeau said. \u201cThis year\u2019s no joke. We\u2019re tired of it. We\u2019re tired of losing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is a jackpot of $10million to play for at next month\u2019s FedEx Cup but Shane Lowry is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-12639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}