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Justin Rose has voiced some concerns regarding the US team’s approach to the Ryder Cup, which is set to take place at Bethpage Black later this month.
“I think the US team has really come together more in recent years. They seem to have formed some good friendships,” Rose noted in a comment shared by Sky Sports earlier this month. “However, being a truly great team requires more than that. There’s something about having a collective identity established by previous players that molds the current team’s vision—you kind of need to be on the same page.”
Rose, at 45 years old, spends much of his season competing on the PGA Tour and is gearing up to take on the Americans at Bethpage.
Since the European team significantly outperformed the US team in Rome two years ago, discussions about team camaraderie have escalated.
There were various theories about what went wrong in Italy.
People scrutinized Zach Johnson’s captaincy decisions, as well as the scheduling that left the team with a five-week break before the Ryder Cup.
Keegan Bradley’s appointment as captain has been well-received, especially with 10 of the team’s 12 members recently participating in the Procol Championship, where Scotty Schaeffler clinched the title.
(By the way, Bryson DeChambeau is currently sidelined from PGA Tour events after leaving the LIV Golf circuit shortly after welcoming his first child.)
Addressing these issues, along with the boost from the expected noisy crowd in New York, might just shift the momentum in favor of the US team.
On Monday, Rose and his European teammates hit the practice rounds at Bethpage Black, though it’s tough to simulate the atmosphere expected with around 50,000 fans present.
“I feel like we’ve been anticipating Bethpage’s Ryder Cup for about a decade now, thinking about what it’ll be like and how intense it will get,” said Rose, a six-time Ryder Cup participant.
“New Yorkers can be quite wild, almost exaggerated in a playful way. They seem eager to live up to that reputation; I’m hoping for some delightful chaos.”
“I’m not exactly sure what to expect—maybe I should say I’m uncertain, but I’m ready to take it all in, adapt, and brush off any distractions. Resilience is key.”
