Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy and Bethpage Black
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The United States won six matches and tied four more during singles play to wrap up the 2025 Ryder Cup, which Europe won 15-13.
Setting up infrastructure for the three-day competition started in May, said the Ryder Cup operations manager.
The 2025 Ryder Cup will take place at the famously challenging Bethpage Black. What to know about the golf course.
The setup for this week's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black looks more like a regular tour event than one of the majors that have been played here in years past.
How Bethpage Black went from public gem to iconic Ryder Cup home: ‘No other golf experience like it’
It was once too intimidating to be alluring, offering the shortest waits of Bethpage’s five courses. It was a local legend, anonymous elsewhere.
But the most significant miscue Bradley made in his turn as Ryder Cup captain came before the teams ever stepped foot on the grounds in Long Island, New York. Neutering the difficulty of a notoriously tough course when your players are going to be the more comfortable and have the fan support was an own goal.
Or was it, in fact, the culprit he brought up more than once after America's first loss on home turf since 2012 — his decision to cut the rough at Bethpage Black, turning it into something that looks more like a regular tour stop instead of one of the brawniest tests in golf?