Jack Nicklaus made his prediction over which team is going to win the Ryder Cup before a ball was hit

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Jack Nicklaus was superb for the United States throughout his career at the Ryder Cup.

And Nicklaus offered his take on which team he believes will win the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black this week.

Nicklaus is well known for his take on the Ryder Cup captaincy being an overcomplicated role in the modern-game.

The man widely considered to be the greatest of all time actually only played in six Ryder Cups throughout his career.

With 18 major championships to his name, it seems rather strange that he only made six Ryder Cup appearances.

However, there was a very good reason for that.

Nicklaus only got to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time in 1969 once he had been a PGA Tour member for five years as that was the rule at the time.

He ended up winning 17, losing eight and halving three of the 28 matches he played, so he knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed at the Ryder Cup.

Jack Nicklaus predicted which team will win the Ryder Cup before a ball was hit

This year’s Ryder Cup was incredibly evenly matched when both teams were confirmed.

Europe obviously dominated on day one, but there is still plenty of golf left to play.

And Nicklaus put his neck on the line by predicting the winners of the 2025 Ryder Cup before a ball was hit at Bethpage Black.

The Golden Bear spoke to Kelly Elbin ahead of the Ryder Cup and responded when asked to pick a winner.

“Well if I don’t pick the US team I’ll get lynched. No, I think the US.

“Both teams are really good.

“I think there’s more experience on the European team than the US team, there are four rookies on the US team, and virtually the same team for Europe. It’s going to be a tough match.

“But it is on US soil, it is on Bethpage, a place where most of the Americans have played, and played pretty well, so go USA.”

American vice-captain’s complaint about Bethpage on Ryder Cup day one

During Team Europe’s dominant performance on day one, an American vice-captain furiously complained about the speed of the greens at Bethpage.

Had the American players been practicing on quicker greens before the competition began in earnest?

And were the slower greens to blame for the lack of putts holed by the US team? Well, it’s hard to argue that would have actually made a difference because the Europeans didn’t have any problems, did they?

The greens were the same for both teams, it’s just that the Europeans putted better on the day.

If the Ryder Cup prediction from Nicklaus is going to be proven right, the Americans need to start holing putts from long range, and fast.