Sam Burns reached the fence at the Bethpage driving field and gave a Callaway nine iron to a young fan. His generous act, improving his teammate Xander Schauffele, the gloves signed a few moments before, underlined the atmosphere days from the Ryder Cup 2025.
Team USA was on a charming offensive, soaking in the adulation of children on the property, signing hundreds of autographs and restoring that despite The controversy surrounding a new allowance of $ 200,000 per playerIn a first for the event with compensated players for their game.
But forgotten in this gentle and jovial accumulation is the inevitable storm brewing, not only the bad weather forcing the opening ceremony to take place Wednesday evening, instead of the traditional slit on the eve of the first day.
New York’s famous crowd, although perhaps slightly less intoxicated due to the high price of $ 15 per beer, should disrupt and disturb the European harmony and momentum since a colossal victory in Rome. Such an advantage for the United States, desperate to grab the cup after a humiliating two years ago, is not held for granted by Collin Morikawa.
“I’m going to be honest, I think it’s a little tamed so far, Tuesday and Wednesday,” said the world n ° 8. “I know that tomorrow will be bad (because of the weather) but I hope that Friday is just absolute chaos. I am completely for that.
“I think it feeds who we are and the American players and the American team. We want it. As we want to use it to our advantage.
“I think each sport uses their homemade crowd to their advantage, and it is not because we do not play in a setting like this, New York madness and the rest of the country in which people travel, that does not mean that we cannot use this to our advantage.
“I think we really have to use this. I hope they come strong. Looking at all these children, I know they want autographs, but come on Friday, I hope they go crazy. ”
There is a real appetite for the golf here, the Americans meaning around the property and triggering a crackling of applause and cries of encouragement in each turn.
A clamor under the bridge that connects the Green to the expert beach occurred after Justin Thomas jumped the stages after a training session: “Come on, JT!”
AC / DC “Thunderstruck” rebounded on the walls of the amphitheater which also hugs the back of the 18th green and the 1st TEE on Wednesday morning. A fiercely concentrated scheffle then crushed a high journey beyond the trees. This enticing first hole and the aggressive line that teases big strikers in a direct route to green should light the fuse on Friday morning.
Friday will also have another Joker; The arrival of President Donald J. Trump, even lateshould inject even more chaos on fairways and around the Greens.
“I don’t think he will necessarily be on the Tee box with us or browse the course,” said Justin Rose, although the plot surrounding the place where Trump is on Friday.
The organizers of the Ryder Cup have even detailed the large safety measures necessary to accommodate Trump, with new items added to the prohibited list, including “large vaping devices”.
And despite Morikawa’s rallying cry, Tommy Fleetwood is convinced that a fierce crowd will emerge when the game begins.
“I say that the home crowd is a large part of what makes the Ryder Cup so special, so unique for us,” said Fleetwood.
“I think that energy, this passion and this team environment at home are something that plays such a big role in the Ryder Cup, and I think you have to kiss this, take advantage of this and wait impatiently, even when you are the team outside.”
Morikawa at least recognized the potential trap of this Ryder Cup, the uncompromising scenes that could leave a defect on this event. Even during the jokes of the opening ceremony, Captain Keegan Bradley recalled what he and everyone can expect.
“We know that the atmosphere will be electric, hoarse and, yes, respectful,” said Bradley during a passionate speech. “The Ryder Cup is not content to test the skills, it reveals the soul. We are looking for to find the Ryder Cup, we are faced with a powerful adversary, the challenge will be fierce.”
This was the preparation of Europe, that the last two days do not distract what Friday will probably bring. The way they take care of the “chaos” will decide where the cup is on Sunday evening.
