Bryson DeChambeau said he hopes to play with his other Ryder Cup teammates next month when he plays the PGA Tour, preparing for a fight against Europe at Bethpage Black in New York in late September.
One problem: As of now, the PGA Tour will not be able to achieve.
As a LIV golfer, DeChambeau still is not eligible for the PGA Tour. It will stop him from participating in the Proshu Championships in Napa, California, which Captain Keegan Bradley said he hopes American players can compete to keep the game sharp.
“It depends on the tour and their decision,” DeChambeau told Sports Illustrat on Friday at the Liv Golf Indianapolis event. “If they don’t let us be a team and play, it’s on them.”
DeChambeau said Liv will be fine.
“Yes, it’s an unfortunate situation and I want it to be different, but Liv is willing to let me play,” he told SI.
Bradley had previously said that DeChambeau would join the team. The two-time U.S. Open champions are fifth in the Ryder Cup standings, a virtual lock for one of six automatic qualifiers announced after this week’s BMW championship. Bradley will play a six captain selection on August 27 at three days after the Atlanta East Lake Tour Championship. The second LIV player to play in Team USA is unlikely.
The Americans are trying to lose money from the 2023 Italian Ryder Cup. Most teams in the U.S. had no competitive game between the Tour Championship and the Ryder Cup that year – over four weeks – and some pointed out that this was the reason for the struggle.
