Golf commentator claims Bryson DeChambeau's Ryder Cup partner is obvious

Former PGA Tour winner turned commentator and analyst Johnson Wagner believes there is only one perfect candidate to partner Bryson DeChambeau at the 2025 Ryder Cup. 

DeChambeau, 31, has been absent from golf's biggest stage since 2021 but will make his third appearance for Team USA in the biennial contest from 24-26 September at Bethpage Black in New York.

Despite all of his talent, the golfer has endured mixed results at the Ryder Cup, with the 2024 US Open champion tasting defeat on three occasions from the six matches he has participated in. 

DeChambeau, for some reason, appears to struggle in the foursomes format. DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson were thrashed 5&4 by Sergio Garcia and Alex Noren in 2018 at Le Golf National in Paris. 

Tiger Woods and DeChambeau also lost by the same margin to Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari. 

DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler went undefeated in 2021, though that was in the four-balls. 

The aforementioned Bradley has decided to begin with foursomes in a few weeks' time and, it would be a bold and perhaps perplexing call for the captain to bench DeChambeau.

Wagner believes there is only one player in the 12-man squad that could team up perfectly with DeChambeau. 

"It's Cameron Young," he told the 5 Clubs podcast. "If you're going to trot Bryson out, you’re going to need either someone who can flatline it, or someone who can match his intensity. 

"I don't think there’s many guys that can match his intensity, maybe Justin Thomas. 

"But when you think about Cam Young, the way he's so steady Eddie. 

"Plus, when you think about alternate shot, Bryson is so crazy with his spin rates and launch angles, he's not going to play anybody else's ball. 

"He plays a very specific prototype Titleist golf ball, and guess who won their first event their first week playing that ball. It was Cameron Young."

Wagner was referring to Young finally entering the winner's circle on the PGA Tour at the Wyndham Championship. 

Young opted to use the new Titleist Pro V1x prototype after using it in practice for only a few holes.

"So that's a partnership I think we're going to see," added Wagner. 

"I think they’d be tough to beat in best ball. But if you're going to put Bryson out in alternate shot, it's got to be Cam Young."

Our Andy Roberts has taken at look at what Bradley's potential pairings will be. 

He has done the same with Luke Donald's European team. 

Brooks Koepka reacts to Ryder Cup omission 

Brooks Koepka was DeChambeau's team-mate at the 2018 and 2021 Ryder Cups in Paris and Wisconsin. 

But the five-time major winner was overlooked this year after a dreadful season. 

Koepka missed three out of four major cuts and finished 31st in LIV Golf's individual standings. 

The American admitted he only had himself to blame before teeing it up in the Amgen Irish Open. 

Koepka said he felt his confidence dip after missing the cut at The Masters. 

He also dismissed the notion his poor form was down to the fact he now plies his trade on the PIF-backed league instead of the PGA Tour.