“Grace” is not a word that will be accompanied by Ryder 2025 Cup Bethpage Black In the following years. A minority of fans on Saturday damaged this event forever And embarrassed their New York Golf fans in the process. (For the record, we technically do not know if the worst of hecklers were New Yorkrs. Fans came to Bethpage from all over the country, and they Midw Western are extremely bold.)
But if you strained your eyes through Haze of alcohol chaos and disappointed out of ropesYou may have noticed a very different view within the black course ropes.
Because in this bold Bethpage Ryder cup, players behaved with more athletes and grace than we have seen in this event over the years, especially the defined American team.
Together, they oppose the prevailing narrative that this pro -golf biennial exhibition has become very seductive for its benefit.
In the dust course ends in pardon and hugs-otherwise from 2023
Let’s start with the most tense moment among players from all week in Long Island. Late in the second session on Saturday, after frustrated fans staged European players in the midst of their American drums, a tense match between European killers Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood and US stars Scottie Scheffler and Bryson Dechambeau almost exploded.
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When Rose led Dechambeau Caddy Greg Bodine from his line in the 15th green, rudely as Rose later admitted, Bryson did not kindly receive him. A large amount of jaws occurred between players, caddies and auxiliary captains as they walked 15 green and continued as they waited to hit 16 tee.
Caddy apologizes for switching on during Saturday Ryder Cup match
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But then, it is over. After the match, players and caddies shook hands, Rose said on TV that he could handle the most “polite” situation and then Sunday morning, Scheffler’s Caddy Ted Scott released a video of pardon on Instagram With his wing wrapped around one of his European partners Sparring, assistant captain Edoardo Molinari.
“This guy here has always been just a very sweet man,” Scott said in the video. “We had a light moment yesterday, but what many of you don’t understand is that we overcome it. By the time we walked the 16th, it is over, and none of us want to make this competition for us … After all I just want to spread love and joy. It is a great competition. brother, brother. “
This lies in sharp contrast to the most lit moment from the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. There, Saturday’s infamous Saturday match between Americans Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark and European hosts Rory Mcilroy and Matt Fitzpatrick turned into a screaming match.
European media reported that the US team was “broken” and that Cantlay declined to wear a hat in protest not to pay. European fans jumped on him, harassing Cantlay and Americans with Jeers all over Saturday.
Cantlay and his teammates responded by shaking fake hats in the air in big moments. In the last hole, Joe Lacava, Caddy and Cantlay, took it too far, shaking his hat on the Europeans gathered around green while Mcilroy still had to come. A great screaming competition took place in green.
The fire continued in the parking lot, with Lowry kept a rabid Mcilroy again fighting someone in the American team.
Judging by Press conferences after tournamentThe ignition was never completely resolved. In fact, the European team held the conflict as a topic in 2025, with captain Luke Donald dropping zingers in US players In his speech of the opening ceremony in Bethpage.
Scottie Scheffler gives the class example in loss
While Scheffler was involved in this week’s match that almost passed in line, he was not involved in the jaw at all.
And, after the match, Scheffler made a point to check with Rose and Fleetwood for the incident.
During an interview on TV with Luke Donald near the 28th Saturday, Scheffler can be seen walking up to Rose and Fleetwood, who were watching the remaining matches. Scheffler hugs each of the good and talks to them for a few moments. The three smile, caress each other on the shoulder, then Scheffler leaves.
Touching the class here by Scottie Scheffler as it catches the attention of Tommy and Justin (after Luke Donald here) exchanges hugs and wishes both boys
Scheffler was just a passerby for all that madness in 15 Pic.twitter.com/gaoobkmphq
– Pat McCarry (@patmCCarry) September 27, 2025
American players try to check Bethpage’s round crowds
The third example of our counter-narrative comes from the ugliest episode of Bethpage Ryder Cup. In their Saturday match against Justin Thomas and Cameron Young, Mcilroy and Lowry faced bad insults, unacceptable by fans all the long game.
Mcilroy opened for the experience at the press conference of his winner, saying about the behavior of the fans, “I don’t think we should ever accept it in Golf”.
Lowry said the abuse of Mcilroy’s wife, Erica Mcilroy, was “stunning”.
After 3 days of Ryder Cup Hell, Rory Mcilroy’s emotions poured
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But some words were spent on Thomas and Young reaction during the worst of chaos. Only a few holes in the match, the American duo began taking it for itself to calm the crowds when Mcilroy and Lowry were hitting.
In almost every tee and green, Thomas and Young could be seen holding the wings up to rustle the crowd, trying to stop them from teasing their opponents.
Then came these gracious words from Thomas the next day after the match, which the Americans lost.
“Cam and I said yesterday Shane (Lowry) and Rory (Mcilroy) we felt for them. Cam and I just wanted to give them something to cheer instead of people cheering against. we won. ”
Rory Mcilroy comforts the children of Bradley in Bethpage
Grace’s acts were not limited to the loss of Americans. Mcilroy displayed a moment of commendable sport and humanity on Sunday at night.
As the European team celebrated with Ryder Cup trophy and the giant champagne bottles under lights in the green practice of Beethpage, Captain Bradley’s wife and young children gathered to see.
Mcilroy noticed them and interrupted his celebration to move on to Bradley’s children and talk to them. The moment was caught in x by Fried golf with eggs.
KEEGAN BRADLEY Lauds European captain Luke Donald
Given the extraordinary performance of Europeans during the first two days of this Ryder Cup, it is easy to forget that the Bradley team almost attracted one of the biggest returns in Sports Sports History, and The greatest in the history of Ryder Cup.
Following 11.5-4.5, they kept the European team only in one victory, dominating the session of single people 8.5-3.5, connecting a record of Ryder Cup.
But in the pain of losing loss and in the face of questions about his decision -making, Bradley took time to give his opposing captain the final compliment.
“I think he is the best European captain of Ryder Cup of all time, Luke Donald,” Bradley said on Sunday at night.
KEEGAN has called Luke Donald the largest Ryder Cup captain and Europeans are probably the largest team ever – but also weighs the envelope rule:
“The rule must change. It is’ it is clear to everyone in the world of sports. Nothing against Victor, but that rule must change …
– Dylan dethier (@dylan_Dethier) September 28, 2025
But it was not the first time he said it. Not long ago, fresh from the loss of his team to 18 Green, Bradley also praised praise for the European captain.
Ryder Cuppers’s Hockey Hands Line
For a last moment of sport in Bethpage, Ryder Cup teams took a note from Hockey. In the Playoff NHL series and other huge hockey races, the teams then line up and shake hands on the ice.
Is a tradition that is not easily taken, anyway, Occasionally on the ice the hand shaking lines get chippy.
On Sunday at the Ryder Cup, after the last Putt had fallen to 18, both teams lined up and participated in a hand -similar hand line. Despite the intense competition it had unveiled over the previous three days, and the historic return of the American bachelors, there was no present present, only hand shakes, smiles and hugs.
This is something this tournament can build.

