Rory McIlroy fires shot at Bryson DeChambeau ahead of Ryder Cup at Bethpage
Rory McIlroy hits out at Bryson DeChambeau just days before the 2025 Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy has ripped into Bryson DeChambeau just days before the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
DeChambeau lit the fuse earlier this summer, grinning as he said: “I’m looking forward to chirping at Rory a little bit.”
On Saturday, McIlroy hit back with venom.
"The only way he gets attention is by mentioning other people,” he told The Guardian.
"To get attention he will mention me or Scottie [Scheffler] or others."
Ouch.
McIlroy and DeChambeau's feud has been brewing over the past few seasons.
DeChambeau walked away from the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in the summer of 2022, while McIlroy stayed put and became the Tour’s loudest defender.
Since then, the pair have butted heads in golf’s biggest moments.
At the 2024 US Open, DeChambeau cashed in when McIlroy collapsed down the closing stretch.
A year later at famed Augusta National, the Northern Irishman got his revenge – beating the American in the final group and then his European Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose in a playoff to complete his career grand slam.
That Masters Sunday was frosty.
DeChambeau later claimed of McIlroy: "He didn’t talk to me at all – not a single word."
The Ulsterman's icy reply? "We’re trying to win the Masters. I’m not going to try to be his best mate out there."
Now two of golf's biggest superstars are about to collide again – this time on American soil at a brutal Bethpage Black.
The home New York crowd will be loud, hostile and firmly in DeChambeau's corner.
But you could argue that will fire up McIlroy even more.
And if fate – or the captains – throws McIlroy and DeChambeau together in Sunday singles?
Get ready. It won’t just be golf. It’ll be a grudge match.
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Take a look at both McIlroy and DeChambeau's Ryder Cup records below:
What is Bryson DeChambeau's Ryder Cup record?
DeChambeau’s overall Ryder Cup record is 2–3–1.
Here's a breakdown…
Year | Matches played | Record (W–L–T) |
2018 (Le Golf National) | 3 | 0–3–0 |
2021 (Whistling Straits) | 3 | 2–0–1 |
2023 (Marco Simone) | — | Did not play |
2025 (Bethpage Black) | TBC | TBC |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
Foursomes | Phil Mickelson | Sergio Garcia & Alex Noren | Lost 5&4 |
Foursomes | Tiger Woods | Francesco Molinari & Tommy Fleetwood | Lost 5&4 |
Singles | — | Alex Noren | Lost 1 up |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Scottie Scheffler | Jon Rahm & Tyrrell Hatton | A/S |
Fourballs | Scottie Scheffler | Tommy Fleetwood & Viktor Hovland | Won 3&1 |
Singles | — | Sergio Garcia | Won 3&2 |
What is Rory McIlroy's Ryder Cup record?
McIlroy's overall Ryder Cup record is 16–13–4.
Here's a breakdown…
Year | Matches played | Record (W–L–T) |
2010 (Celtic Manor) | 4 | 1-1-2 |
2012 (Medinah) | 5 | 3-2-0 |
2014 (Gleneagles) | 4 | 2-0-2 |
2016 (Hazeltine) | 5 | 3-2-0 |
2018 (Le Golf National) | 5 | 2-3-0 |
2021 (Whistling Straits) | 4 | 1-3-0 |
2023 (Marco Simone) | 5 | 4-1-0 |
2025 (Bethpage Black) | TBC | TBC |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Graeme McDowell | Stewart Cink & Matt Kuchar | Tied |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Stewart Cink & Matt Kuchar | Lost 1 up |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Zach Johnson & Hunter Mahan | Won 3&1 |
Singles | — | Stewart Cink | Tied |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Jim Furyk & Brad Snedeker | Won 1 up |
Fourballs | Graeme McDowell | Phil Mickelson & Keegan Bradley | Lost 2&1 |
Foursomes | Graeme McDowell | Jim Furyk & Brad Snedeker | Lost 1 up |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Jason Dufner & Zach Johnson | Won 1 up |
Singles | — | Keegan Bradley | Won 2&1 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Sergio Garcia | Phil Mickelson & Keegan Bradley | Lost 1 up |
Foursomes | Sergio Garcia | Jimmy Walker & Rickie Fowler | Tied |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Jimmy Walker & Rickie Fowler | Tied |
Foursomes | Sergio Garcia | Jim Furyk & Hunter Mahan | Won 3&2 |
Singles | — | Rickie Fowler | Won 5&4 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Andy Sullivan | Phil Mickelson & Rickie Fowler | Lost 1 up |
Fourballs | Thomas Pieters | Dustin Johnson & Matt Kuchar | Won 3&2 |
Foursomes | Thomas Pieters | Phil Mickelson & Rickie Fowler | Won 4&2 |
Fourballs | Thomas Pieters | Brooks Koepka & Dustin Johnson | Won 3&1 |
Singles | — | Patrick Reed | Lost 1 up |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Fourballs | Thorbjorn Olesen | Dustin Johnson & Rickie Fowler | Lost 4&2 |
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Bubba Watson & Webb Simpson | Won 4&2 |
Fourballs | Sergio Garcia | Brooks KOepka & Tony Finau | Won 2&1 |
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth | Lost 4&3 |
Singles | — | Justin Thomas | Lost 1 up |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Ian Poulter | Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele | Lost 5&3 |
Fourballs | Shane Lowry | Tony Finau & Harris English | Lost 4&3 |
Fourballs | Ian Poulter | Dustin Johnson & Collin Morikawa | Lost 4&3 |
Singles | — | Xander Schauffele | Won 3&2 |
Format | Partner | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Foursomes | Tommy Fleetwood | Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay | Won 2&1 |
Fourballs | Matt Fitzpatrick | Xander Schauffele & Collin Morikawa | Won 5&3 |
Foursomes | Tommy Fleetwood | Justin Thomas & Jordan Spieth | Won 2&1 |
Fourballs | Matt Fitzpatrick | Patrick Cantlay & Wyndham Clark | Lost 1 up |
Singles | — | Sam Burns | Won 3&1 |
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